Mengesha () is an Ethiopian male given name and surname. It derives from , which means "kingdom, royal".

Given name

Mengesha Seyoum (born 1927), member of the Solomonic dynasty Ras Mengesha Yohannes (1868–1906), governor of Tigray Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum (born 1952), prince of Ethiopia and Imperial Chancellor

Surname

Araya Mengesha, Canadian actor Milkesa Mengesha (born 2000), Ethiopian athlete Nigist Mengesha, Ethiopian-Israeli community activist and social worker Seyoum Mengesha (1887–1960), Ethiopian army commander and member of the royal family of the Ethiopian Empire Taddele Mengesha, Ethiopian footballer Weyni Mengesha, Canadian director

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