Amparo

Spanish and Portuguese

"refuge, shelter"

Amparo Origin and Meaning

The name Amparo is a girl's name meaning "refuge, shelter".

Amparo is a medieval name related to the Virgin Mary most closely associated with the city of Valencia, in Spain. Although it does not appear at all on the most recent US name roster, meaning it was used for fewer than five babies last year, it was used in the US throughout the 20th century.

Amparo Rank in US Top 1000

# 908 in the US

Amparo Popularity

• 26 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Amparo

• María de los Desamparados "María Amparo" Muñoz y Borbón 1st Countess of Vista Alegre, daughter of Queen María Christina of the Two Sicilies and Agustín Fernando Muñoz, Duke of Riánsares
• Amparo Muñoz Spanish beauty queen; Miss Universe 1974
• (María) Amparo Rivelles Spanish actress
• (María) Amparo Noguera Chilean actress
• Amparo Iturbi Spanish pianist
• María Amparo Ruiz de Burton first Mexican,American author to write in English
• Amparo Llanos Spanish singer of band Dover
• Amparo Acker Palmer, Spanish cell biologist
• Amparo Rubiales Spanish politician
• Amparo Arrebato Colombian dancer
• Amparo Grisales Colombian actress
• Amparo Baró Spanish actress
• Amparo Poch y Gascón Spanish anarchist and activist
• Amparo Robles Custodio aka Chichay Filipina actress and comedienne
• Amparo Sánchez aka Amparanoia Spanish singer,songwriter
• (María) Amparo Ochoa Mexican singer,songwriter
• (María) Amparo Soler Leal Spanish actress
• Amparo Montes Mexican singer
• María Amparo Escandón Mexican,American novelist
• Kristin Viktoria Amparo (Sundberg) Swedish pop singer

Amparo in Pop Culture

• Amparo Lima do Vale character on Brazilian telenovela "Marisol"
• Amparo Jorgelina Soto character on Spanish telenovela "Soy gitano"
• Amparo Lagman character in film "Once Upon a Time in Manila"
• Amparo Montoya character in Mexican,Colombian telenovela "Las Bandidas"
• Amparo Portuguese and Spanish word meaning refuge or shelter (and in a broader sense, protection)
• Amparo a contraction of "Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados" (Our Lady of the Forsaken), an apparition of the Virgin Mary that appeared in Valencia, Spain in 1409