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Amara

/ah-MAH-rah/

A flourishing, long-lived person

Fulani & Igbo & Wolof name

In Fulani

boyuncommon

A flourishing, long-lived person

How to say it
ah-MAH-rah
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali

In Igbo

girlcommon

Grace.

How to say it
ah-MAH-rah
Traditional Igbo spelling
Amàrà
Used in
Nigeria

Names from the same family

In Wolof

boycommon

Building, cultivation, or flourishing (Arabic ʿAmara/Amara).

How to say it
ah-MAH-rah
Used in
Senegal, Gambia

Also spelled