He is the son of king Solomon and queen saba(Sheba). The name "ምንሊክ" came from the the Amharic words "ምን ይልክ" as to imply 2 meanings 1st : "as to imply what Wil GOD send?" 2nd: "as to imply what would your country man say?" The second meaning came because queen Sheba got pregnant when she was away from home and in Israel on a visit and was referring to her ppl back home. Hope it was helpful.