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Amara - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Amara
 
 

 



[ 3 syll. a-ma-ra, am-ara ] The girl name Amara is pronounced as aaMAARah KEY.

1: Amara is largely used in English and it is derived from Old Greek origins. The name Amara means unfading flower. Amarantha (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. Amara could have developed as a pet form of Amarantha. Amarantha was an ancient Greek flower name; it was later used by Lovelace in his 17th century poem 'To Amarantha, that she would dishevel her hair'.

2: Amara's origin, as well as its use, is in the Igbo language. The name Amara means grace.

Amara is rather popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.025% of baby girls were named Amara. It had a ranking of #570 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Amara was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Amara include Amari (English), Amira (Arabic), Amirah (Arabic), Annemarie (Dutch, English, and German), Honora (English and Irish), Honorée (French), Ameera (Arabic), Anna Marie (German), Annmarie (English), Eimear (Irish and Scottish), Eimhear (Scottish), Honoria (English), Honour (English), Anamaria (German and Italian), Anna Maria (German), Annamaria (German and Italian), and Annamarie (German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Amara: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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