Ama
Ama is a girls' name of Native American origin meaning “water, born on Saturday.” Ama means water in Cherokee, one of the most fundamental words in the Cherokee language, reflecting the central…
how do you pronounce Ama?
AH-mah
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what does Ama mean?
The name Ama means “water, born on Saturday.” It comes from the Native American language tradition.
Ama means water in Cherokee, one of the most fundamental words in the Cherokee language, reflecting the central importance of water in indigenous life and spirituality. Water is sacred in Cherokee cosmology — rivers and springs are considered living entities with their own spirits and healing powers.
where does the name Ama come from?
The Wikipedia source contradicts the existing Cherokee gloss: it identifies Ama as an Akan feminine given name from Ghana's day-naming system, meaning 'born on Saturday', not a Cherokee word for water. The Wiktionary result retrieved for Ama traces an unrelated chain (emmer, ammer, amer, amber) and reads as a false match for a different word entirely, so it is disregarded here.
the history of Ama
Per Wikipedia, Ama also carries the appellation 'Nyamewa' or 'Adoma', meaning creation or grace, within the day-naming tradition practiced by all subgroups of the Akan people of Ghana; nothing here supports the Cherokee water association given elsewhere.
who are famous people named Ama?
- Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghanaian author, though this is the Akan 'born on Saturday' meaning)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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