Indian Names · Girl
Amba name meaning
“mother”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Amba is a girl name from Sanskrit meaning 'mother'.
What does Amba mean?
About the name Amba
Amba comes from Sanskrit ambā, which in Hindi means 'mother'. In Hindu tradition it is the name of the eldest princess of Kashi in the Mahabharata and an epithet of the goddess Durga or Parvati.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Am-ba |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with A |
| Devanagari script | अंबा |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: अंबा · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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