# Kidane

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***Kidane*** (Amharic: *ኪዳነ*), is a word in various [Ethiopian Semitic languages](/source/Ethiopian_Semitic_languages) that translates to covenant or vow. It is also a common male name in [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia) and [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea).

## People with the name

**Kidane** is used as a given name in Eritrea and Ethiopia.[citation needed]

- [Abraham Kidane](/source/Abraham_Kidane), the Senior Economic Advisor to the Government of Eritrea and to the Ministry of National Development
- [Azazet Habtezghi Kidane](/source/Azazet_Habtezghi_Kidane), Eritrean-British nurse working with refugees in Israel
- [Daniel Kidane](/source/Daniel_Kidane) (born 1986), British composer
- [Etalemahu Kidane](/source/Etalemahu_Kidane) (born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres
- [Kidane Tadasse](/source/Kidane_Tadasse) (born 1987), Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres
- [Kidane Wedi Qeshi](/source/Kidane_Wedi_Qeshi), Eritrean Government Official
- [Kidane-Mariam Teklehaimanot](/source/Kidane-Mariam_Teklehaimanot) (1933–2009), Ethiopian Roman Catholic prelate
- [Saba Kidane](/source/Saba_Kidane) (born 1978), Eritrean poet
- [Simon Kidane](/source/Simon_Kidane) (born 1975), Ethiopian basketball player
- [Tekle Kidane](/source/Tekle_Kidane) (born 1939), former football player
- [Werknesh Kidane](/source/Werknesh_Kidane) (born 1981), Ethiopian long-distance track and field athlete running both 5000 and 10,000 metres

## Other uses

**Kidane** may also refer to:

- [Ura Kidane Mehret](/source/Ura_Kidane_Mehret), an Ethiopian Orthodox Church located on the Zege peninsula in Lake Tana of Ethiopia

## See also

- [Habesha name](/source/Habesha_names_(disambiguation))

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