Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ama mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Germany says the name Ama means "a girl born on Saturday and is a Ghanaian name for Girls born on Saturday" and is of Akan origin.
- A submission from Delaware, U.S. says the name Ama means "Ghanaian name, meaning a girl born on Saturday" and is of African origin.
- According to 3 people from all over the world, the name Ama is of African origin and means "A girl born on Saturday".
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Ama is of Akan origin and means "Saturday born- girl".
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Ama means "Saturday born girl. Ama or Amma" and is of African origin.
- A submission from Tennessee, U.S. says the name Ama means "Girl born on a saturday" and is of African origin.
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Ama means "Ama is of Ghanaian Origin, meaning 'Born on Saturday'".
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Ama is of African origin and means "Born on saturday".
- A user from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Ama is of African origin and means "Female born on Saturday".
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Ama is of African origin and means "Queen born on Saturday".
From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek.
- Alternative spelling of amah
From Japanese 海女 (ama).
- A traditional Japanese pearl diver, typically female.
From Polynesian.
- (nautical) The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.
From Sanskrit अम (ama, “disease”).
- (Ayurveda) A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.
Origin unknown.
- Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
ama was also found in the following language(s): Alladian, Basque, Bolinao, Catalan, Cebuano, Esperanto, Galician, GuaranÃ, Hoyahoya, Hungarian, Icelandic, Interlingua, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jarai, Kamayurá, Latin, Nias, Novial, Old Norse, Portuguese, Quechua, Rade, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Sicilian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thao, Torres Strait Creole, Turkish, Tzotzil, and Uri