Mekonnen or Mekonen is a male name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include:
Mekonnen
edit- Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian long-distance runner
- Demeke Mekonnen (born 1963), Ethiopian politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- Deresse Mekonnen (born 1987), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
- Eyob Mekonnen (1975–2013), Ethiopian reggae singer
- Hailu Mekonnen (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner
- Se'are Mekonnen (died 2019), Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces
- Seifu Mekonnen (1953–2020), Ethiopian Olympic boxer
- Tadesse Mekonnen (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist
- Ayele Mekonnen (born 1957), Ethiopian cyclist
- Tsegaye Mekonnen (born 1995), Ethiopian long-distance runner
- Wallelign Mekonnen (1945–1972), Ethiopian Marxist activist and writer
- Mekonnen Gebremedhin (born 1988), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
- Yalemtsehay Mekonnen (born 1955), Ethiopian physiologist and pharmacologist