Amara
Amara is a girl name of Igbo origin, meaning Grace; God's grace.
What Amara means
Grace; God's grace.
Amara sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Amara comes from
Igbo names are often compressed statements about God, gratitude, or the circumstances of a birth, readable as sentences by any speaker.
Amara is recorded as Igbo in origin. Browse other Igbo names.
How popular is Amara?
In the girl name rankings we track, Amara falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Amara
Amara sits in our grace and gentleness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Grace
Names like Amara
These share Amara's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Annika — Grace, favor.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Anya — Grace, favor.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
- Aimi — Beauty.
- Aino — The only one.
- Akami — Beauty.
- Ananya — Unique; matchless.
- Anja — Grace and favor.
- Antonella — Priceless; praiseworthy.
- Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.