Asfaw Wossen Asfaw Wossen, Crown Prince of Ethiopia |
| Pronunciation | āsfā wɔsːən |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Language(s) | Amharic, Tigrinya, Gurage |
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| Origin |
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| Language(s) | Ge'ez |
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| Meaning | "Expand the boundaries" |
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| Other names |
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| Variant form(s) | Asfawessen, Asfa Wossen, Asfawosen |
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Asfaw Wossen (Amharic: አስፋ ወሰን, āsfā wossen) is an Ethiopic male given name.
Persons named Asfaw Wossen
- Asfaw Wossen Amha Iyasus, ruler of Shewa in the later 18th century.
- Asfa-Wossen Asserate, author, political consultant, and aristocrat,
- Asfaw Wossen Haile Selassie, eldest son and heir of Emperor Haile Selassie I, who later adopted the regnal name of Amha Selassie I in pretense.
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