Amara

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proper noun

A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for "eternal".

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage taken from fantasy fiction; explained, for example, as a Sanskrit word for "eternal".

    "Amara? That's a beautiful name." He smiled, teasing. "And she was a wife of Pharaoh Mentuhotep the First. - - - Amara, Amara, Amara. A guy can fall in love with a name like that.

    2002, Richard Laymon, To Wake the Dead, Leisure Books, published 2004, →ISBN, page 11
  2. A port on the River Tigris in Iraq.
  3. A neighbourhood of San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.

Translations

Portuguese Amara, Amara
  • Amarafemale given name
  • Amaracity in Iraq
Cite this entry
APA

Amara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amara

MLA

“Amara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amara.

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