Submitted Name
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Indian, African American
Other Forms FormsAmia, Amiyah, Aamiyah, Aamiya, Amiyaah, Amiyyah
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word amaya (अमाय) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". May also be a variant of AMAYA.A noted bearer is Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901-1986), an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet.