At a Glance
- Meaning
- Born on Saturday
- Origin
- Akan (day-name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AH-mah
Amma is an Akan (day-name) girl's name meaning “born on Saturday”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Amma
Meaning: Born on Saturday.
Origin: Akan (day-name).
A common claim: Sometimes assumed to mean 'mother' (from its use as a term of address in South Asian languages, e.g. the spiritual figure known as 'Amma') Actually: That's an unrelated homograph -- in Akan tradition Amma is simply the automatic day-name for a girl born on Saturday, with no lexical meaning of 'mother'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Amma
AH-mahIPA /ˈɑːmə/
Popularity of Amma
Lists That Include Amma
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Similar Names
Amity · Araba · Akweley · Atswei · Akua · Dede
