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Amara

a-MAH-ra
Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
"grace, immortal, tribe"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Tue Oct 15 2024

Amara Origin and Meaning

The name Amara is a girl's name of Italian, Greek, African origin meaning "grace, immortal, tribe".

Strong, attractive, and stylish, Amara is a true multicultural choice enjoying some popularity in both the US and the UK. In the US Top 1000 since the turn of this century, Amara has been holding steady in the rankings between overly popular and obscure.

Amara is the Italian word for bitter, from the same root as Mary and Miriam. It has separate roots in West Africa as a name that means "grace" in the Igbo language. These two meanings are the best-known, but Amara is also a Sanskrit name meaning "immortal", an Arabic word meaning "tribe" and a Mongolian name meaning "peaceful".

# 123 in the US

Amara Rank in US Top 1000

# 115 on Nameberry

Amara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Amara Popularity

Famous People Named Amara

  • Amara Miller
    American actress
  • Amara
    stage name of Tuwuh Adijatitesih Amaranggana, Indonesian actress
  • Amara Karan
    British actress
  • Amara la Negra
    stage name of Diana Danelys De Los Santos, American singer and reality TV personality ("Love & Hip,Hop: Miami")
  • Amara Hyde (b. 2005)
    daughter of TV personality Saira Khan and Steve Hyde

Amara in Pop Culture

  • Amara Aquilla
    also known as Magma, character in Marvel Universe
  • Amara
    an immortal character on TV's 'The Vampire Diaries'
  • Amara Tenoh aka Sailor Uranus
    character in manga/anime 'Sailor Moon'
  • Amara
    character in the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
  • Amara
    "The Darkness," character on TV's "Supernatural"
  • Amara
    Warden of Hope, card from "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft"
  • Amara Creed
    daughter or Adonis Creed and Bianca Taylor in Creed 2