First names in Hebrew

First name Amara: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמרה

Gematria value: 246

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amara is written אמרה

Meaning and origin

What does Amara mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin: "grace" (Igbo), "beautiful" (Amharic), "immortal" (Sanskrit)
Origin: disputed

Amara is a name found in many languages, with different meanings. In Igbo, in Nigeria, it means "grace"; in Amharic, in Ethiopia, "beautiful"; in Sanskrit, "immortal". It has become popular in America and Britain in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Amara = 246

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אמרה has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total246

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Amara, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Amara, in nine pages

• Amara, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Amara
• Amara, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Amara in three answers

How do you write Amara in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amara is written אמרה.

What is the gematria value of Amara?
Written אמרה, Amara is worth 246: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Amara mean?
Of disputed origin: "grace" (Igbo), "beautiful" (Amharic), "immortal" (Sanskrit) (origin: disputed). Amara is a name found in many languages, with different meanings. In Igbo, in Nigeria, it means "grace"; in Amharic, in Ethiopia, "beautiful"; in Sanskrit, "immortal". It has become popular in America and Britain in the twenty-first century.