Amma

Tamil, Akan

"mother, or born on a Saturday"

Amma Origin and Meaning

The name Amma is a girl's name of African, Ghanan, Ghanaian origin meaning "mother, or born on a Saturday".

An anagram of Mama, in tune with its Tamil meaning.

Amma is also a Ghanaian name. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). Amma is the name for girls born on a Saturday.

Amma is borne by a character in Bernadine Evaristo's award winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other.

Amma Rank in US Top 1000

# 942 in the US

Popularity of the name Amma

• 1865 Nameberry 2019

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Famous People Named Amma

• Amma ("Mother") aka Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī (born Sudhamani Idamannel) the hugging saint, Hindu spiritual leader
• Amma Sri Karunamayi Hindu spiritual leader
• Amma Asante British filmmaker

The name Amma in Pop Culture

• Amity "Amma" Crellin character in Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects