Amba: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Amba – Meaning: mother, an epithet of the goddess Durga – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AHM-bah


Amba is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “mother, an epithet of the goddess Durga”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Amba

Meaning: Mother, an epithet of the goddess Durga.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Amba

Phonetic: AHM-bah   IPA: /ˈʌmbɑː/

Popularity of Amba

Amba doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Amba

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