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Amara

/ah-MAH-rah/Fulani & Igbo & Wolof · a boy’s name

A flourishing, long-lived person

In Fulani

How to say it
ah-MAH-rah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

In Igbo

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

From the same family

In Wolof

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

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AmaraAmmar

From the same family