THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Ama
Ama is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Ama Quiambao. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A female given name.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Ama
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ama Quiambao
Filipino film, television, and theater actress (1947-2013)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Ama Quiambao
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ama in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ama
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Amy♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mama·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Amada♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Amado♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Ambo♂Short form of Pablo
- Amel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Amer·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Amie·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Ama?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Ama further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q2840778 — Ama (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Ama Quiambao (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q2840778 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Ama (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.