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Meaning & History
Meaning uncertain, probably related to Avestan apama- "the latest", hence "the youngest (child), nestling". This was the name of Apama, the first Queen of the Seleucid Empire, and wife of Seleucus I Nicator. She was sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I. Several towns were named Apamea after Apama I. Other bearers of this name include Apama II, a Seleucid Princess, and her niece Apama III.