name
Chaltu
CHAL-too
ˈtʃɑltuːListen
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Syllable breakdown
Chaltu
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sidama (Ethiopia)
- Meaning
- a Sidama feminine name meaning the beautiful or the gracious one; widely used across several Cushitic-speaking peoples of southern Ethiopia, Chaltu is one of the most popular feminine names in the region, chosen because it announces to the community the physical and moral beauty the family sees in their newborn daughter; in the Sidama value system, beauty is understood holistically to encompass physical appearance, gentleness of manner, generosity, and the ability to bring harmony to relationships, making Chaltu an aspirational name as much as a descriptive one
- Gender
- female
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