Hailu (Amharic: ኃይሉ), also spelled Haylu, is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to:
Hailu Shawul (born 1936), Ethiopian engineer and the chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Hailu Tekle Haymanot (1868–1950), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman Hailu Mekonnen (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and two-time World Cross Country medallist Aynalem Hailu (born 1986), Ethiopian footballer Hailu Negussie (born 1978), Ethiopian marathon runner and 2005 Boston Marathon winner Hailu Yimenu (died 1991), Ethiopian Prime Minister Meseret Hailu (born 1990), Ethiopian female long-distance runner and world half marathon champion Kassa Hailu (1818–1868), birth name of Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu (born 1994), Ethiopian female long-distance runner
See also
Haifeng dialect of Hakka, also known as Hailu or Haiufeng
Haile (disambiguation) Hailuoto Were Ilu, a town in north-central Ethiopia also known as Warra Hailu