Ampa

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ampa is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Bangla given name83 records spelled Ampa3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written আম্পা, আমপা

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ampa is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In sxn, the plank that is fixed on the (unfinished hull of a boat) to give it more freeboard

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Catalan, initialism of associació de mares i pares d'alumnes

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In nij, litter or refuse (dirt, grass, wood chips, etc.)

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In English, Initialism of aminomethylphosphonic acid.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, marked area in the forest for plantation

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 119 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ampa?

We estimate roughly 8 people bear Ampa (counting its spellings and scripts) across 1 country in our records.

In which country does Ampa have the most bearers?

Ampa is most frequently recorded in Peru, where it is most often spelled ampa.

Is Ampa a male or female name?

Ampa is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Ampa mean?

Recorded meaning: parents' association