Oromo language
Following World War II, Emperor Haile Selassie renamed the town after Biblical Nazareth, and this name was used for the remainder of the twentieth century. In 2000, the city officially reverted to its original Oromo language name, Adama, though "Nazareth" is still widely used.&lt;ref name="walta2000-07-13 /"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;