yene

Yene is a proper noun used primarily as a personal name in Ethiopian and Eritrean communities. It may also appear as a geographic name in limited local contexts. The name occurs in several Ethiopian languages, including Amharic and Tigrinya, where it is usually treated as a given name.

In many cases, Yene is considered a shortened or affectionate form of longer Ethiopian names and can function as an independent given name. Because Ethiopian naming practices vary by region and language, the spelling and pronunciation of Yene can differ, and transliteration from local scripts yields multiple variants.

As a name, Yene is most commonly encountered within Ethiopian and Eritrean communities and in diaspora contexts where it has been carried by speakers of these languages. The term does not correspond to a widely used word with a fixed meaning in major languages; its significance is cultural and personal within the communities that use it.