Thoughts on the name Amara?

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Current fave for DD is Amara. Her older brother is Jace.
Opinions? I love it as it's fairly unique but not too out there and easy to pronounce. It's feminine but also strong I think.
Also any middle name ideas?

I really like it! I know a 4yo Amara and she is a lovely little girl.

Love it

Love it.. reminds me of Get Shorty series , she was one strong woman

It's beautiful.

Lovely

I love it

I know two asian families with this name it's beautiful, I haven't heard it elsewhere.
I think it's gorgeous

Yes, love it.

That's a fantastic choice

Beautiful

It's a nice name, but it means 'bitter'.

The word means ours in some Indo-Aryan languages while the name means shooting star / eternal. In Arabic it means sweetheart or dear.

A beautiful name but if you’re not Indian / Middle Eastern / North African I’d be a bit miffed as to why you’re using it.

Can I ask why you would be miffed Teddy?

Very few names regarded as English in use today originated in England apart from a few modernised from the original Anglo Saxon Old English such as Aethelflaeda = Ethel etc and Alfred, Most Old English given names which exist in a distorted form are found in place names and the original name is unpronounceable.
“Regular “ given names such as John, Jane, etc are derived from Hebrew names in the Bible or Greek and Roman myths and names. Later names were borrowed from other countries in the British Isles and Europe. Or parents used surnames or virtues as given names.
So objecting to a name because it is not essentially English makes no sense.

I know 3 Amaras! I think it’s ok.

So pleased with the response. We are not of any middle eastern heritage though. Is it ok to use it?

Beautiful name. I also met someone recently with the name Aliyah (never heard of it before) and thought that was a beautiful name too.

It wouldn't bother me if I chose that name and didn't have connections to the country it was linked to, and agree with what 'Antonin' said.

It's okay to use it if you like it (you can call your DC whatever you like!). However, you will probably find that people will assume that you have Asian heritage, in the same way that if you call your DC Callum or Erin there is an assumption that you have Irish heritage.

I didn't realise that you could own a name depending on religion, culture or creed.

I named my lot because I loved their names.
Thinking now , one name is considered Jewish, one Irish/Celtic and the other two biblical.

I'm bad !

Amara was a Greek minor goddess, it’s not ‘owned’ by a culture. In fact it has Latin, English and Spanish heritage. It’s truly multi-cultural. If the ill-educated want to spout off about appropriation, ignore.

I’m not a fan sorry

I absolutely love it. It’s on my list. We live in the Middle East and it would be a nice nod to that.

I liked the name, until I showed it to my mother.

I read and pronounce it as Amaaaahra.

Mother pronounced it Am-a-ra, as in rhymes with camera and now that's all I think of.

I like Jace. What is the origin of that name? I think it's lovely.

It has been my name my entire life. I don't care who gets miffed by it they can get stuffed. And no I'm not a dude.