Comments for AMARA:

I don't think anyone ever wanted to name their child "bitter". My intent in using this name is more along the lines of the Greek "unfading". I also like to think of it as a variant of the Latin "amare" meaning "to love" or maybe the Sanskrit "amar" for "immortal".

-- sstark  9/3/2005

This name is actually a Greek name and it means eternal, immortal, beloved.

-- froggys  10/20/2005

I think that this name is very original and ever since I heard it I feel in love with it. I would like some day to name one of my daughters this. And not very many people have it. It makes a difference compared to the usual names like Stephanie, Samantha, Julie, Melissa, Amanda, you know.

-- Anonymous User  10/20/2005

In my baby name book it was said to mean eternally beautiful.

-- tiffanijo-lynne  2/27/2006

In Romanian it means "the bitter one". I would never name my baby this way.

-- afmona  4/14/2006

Amara can be a male name also. In Mongolian it means peaceful. It is also, apparently, a male name in west Africa. There was a male president of the U.N. General Assembly in the 1990s whose first name was Amara.

-- jimotgo  4/23/2006

In the English verison of Sailor Moon, Sailor Uranus's name is Amara Tenoh.

-- Hailey2006  7/7/2006

Amara is a beautiful name. I have seen this name translated to "unfading flower".

-- Anonymous User  9/6/2006

I've heard Amara pronounced uh-MAR-uh and AM-er-uh or AM-ruh.

-- ekatz7  12/18/2006

Amara "Magma" Aquilla, a Marvel Comics superhero best known as being a member of the X-Men spin-off group, the New Mutants. Amara was from Nova Roma ("New Rome"), which was actually located in Brazil.

-- FMRadio  3/8/2008

In my head, this name is just a placeholder. Whenever I haven't named a female character and another character needs to scream her name in agony (or something of similar effect), he always ends up screaming Amara. It's exotic sounding, but it has no substance.

-- gio2475  5/26/2008

It is also of Greek origin.

-- Anonymous User  7/26/2008

When I was given that name it was more pertaining to Celtic, meaning "Eternal". Of all the different cultures in which this name is used, I'm surprised they used the very least known meaning.

-- MemoriesThatKill  10/16/2008

I speak two Gaelic languages and I very, very much doubt that Amara has any Celtic origin, much less meaning 'eternal'. Sorry.

-- Anonymous User  1/13/2009

My best friend is named Amara. While the name itself is alright, people ALWAYS mispronounce it.

-- Anonymous User  12/7/2008

I read in a book that Amara is of Greek origin and means "unfading." The book is "The Amber Room" by Steve Berry, Ballantine Books.

-- Anonymous User  12/22/2008

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