Shem Tov Girl's nameIn Israel: hardly given today
HaymanotIn Hebrew: היימנות · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: הַיימָנוֹתRomanization: haymanót
Haymanot (Hebrew: היימנות) is a girl's name. 40 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
- People in Israel
- 40
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
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- not in the list
- Peak year
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- USA
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- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Haymanot
In Hebrew letters the name is היימנות, read right to left. Haymanot is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "haymanót" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Haymanot, the traditional religious practice of the Beta Israel or Ethiopian Jewish community.
- a unisex given name
Borrowed from Ge'ez ሃይማኖት (haymanot, “religion”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Haymanot by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Haymanot
How do you write Haymanot in Hebrew?
Haymanot is written היימנות in Hebrew (with vowel points: הַיימָנוֹת). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "haymanót".
How many people in Israel are named Haymanot?
40 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name היימנות: 31 women and 9 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Haymanot a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 77.5% of the people named היימנות are women.
What does the name Haymanot mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Haymanot, the traditional religious practice of the Beta Israel or Ethiopian Jewish community." Etymology: Borrowed from Ge'ez ሃይማኖት (haymanot, “religion”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.