Amoura
Meaning
variant of Amora (perhaps based on French amour), itself apparently a modern coinage from Latin amor, "love"
The story
Amoura is a variant of Amora, perhaps based on the French amour, says Behind the Name, and Amora itself is apparently a modern coinage from the Latin amor, "love". Every link in that chain is hedged, and honestly so: a young name, with each step of its assembly labeled by the source. The American record dates it cleanly: no published appearance before the 2000s, about 29 girls that decade, about 560 in the 2010s, and about 2,600 so far this decade. On the page, the French-styled u-spelling sets it apart from Amora at a glance. Love, in Latin, perhaps by way of French, coined recently by the source's own account: the material is ancient even when the name is not.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Amoura peaked in the 2020s.
When you meet Amoura
Most people given the name Amoura in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Amoura deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Amoura truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Amoura fits with your family’s names and surname.
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