home > girl names > amparo

Amparo - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Amparo

[ syll. am-pa-ro, amp-aro ] The girl name Amparo is pronounced as AEMPAARow KEY. Amparo is largely used in the Spanish language and it is derived from Latin origins. Amparo is a variant form of the name Ampara (Spanish).

Amparo is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1928 with 0.006% of baby girls being given the name Amparo. It was #846 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then, and is now of sporadic use. Among all girl names in its family, Amparo was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Amparo include Ampara (Spanish), Ambar (English), Amber (Dutch and English), Ambra (Italian), Ambre (French), Ambur (English), and Anupriya (Indian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Amparo: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
Popularity Trend
for Amparo
from 1900 to 2008
Variant Popularity Chart
for Amparo
in 2008
 

Meaning of Ampara Meaning of Amparo