Is my name weird??

Question

My name is Ama, i was wondering whether anybody knows anyone called Ama or has weird names?

Answer 1

It's a cool name.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

I like it's a beautiful name.

I wish I had a more unique name.

Answer 4

nope but i like it...family name???

Answer 5

Ama is not a weird name it's actually very pretty and unique

Answer 6

It is different, I dont know anyone with that name.

I do like it though

Answer 7

No its nice and different. I know an Alma (but she's only a baby).

Answer 8

No dear, it is a lovely name. Lots of people have had it, long ago. (See below.)

A rock and roll star named Frank Zappa named his two children "Dweezil" and "Moon Unit". Those were wierd. Your parents doomed you to a lifetime of saying "No, it is A-M-A, not A-N-N-A", but that is their right.

As soon as you go off to college you can tell everyone to call you "Anne" or "Sandy" or "Elizabeth", no matter what it says on your driver's license. People who give their children unusual names should expect this.

I have a friend whose grandfather was saddled with "Lewellyn". This was in the hard, dry plains of west Texs in the 1930's. Lucky for him, he was big. When he went into the army they had to do his chest X-ray in two sections, left and right. From the 2nd grade on you called him "Luke" or got your face rubbed into the sand, unless you were a teacher. His teachers called him "Luke" out of compassion.

Below:

If you go to

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/f...

and enter "Ama" in the first name, then check "Use exact spelling", you will find lots of Amas who were in the US, UK and Canada in 1880 and 1881. The site brings up just the first 50 in each country, so I can't give you an exact figure.

You might poke round there. Click on one Ama, then click on "Household view". You can tell things about the family, long dead, if you look at the fields and think about it; where they came from, where they moved to, what they did for a living.

Here is one Ama:

Household:

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Bill BLACK   Self   M   Male   NA   40   CA   Horse Breaker   CA   CA  

Louisa BLACK   Wife   M   Female   NA   20   CA   Keeping House   CA   CA  

Bell BLACK   Dau   S   Female   NA   14   CA      CA   CA  

Jo BLACK   Son   M   Male   NA   20   CA   Farm Laborer   CA   CA  

Ama BLACK   DauL   M   Female   NA   17   CA   Assistant House Keeper   CA   CA  

Jack MARINDO   SonL   M   Male   NA   30   CA   Farm Laborer   CA   CA  

Lizzie MARINDO   DauL   M   Female   NA   18   CA   Without Occupation   CA   CA  

Old Woman    MotherL   W   Female   NA   80   CA   Without Occupation   CA   CA  

Sam NEWMAN   Other   S   Male   NA   20   CA   Farm Laborer   CA   CA  

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Source Information:

  Census Place Township 9, Shasta, California

"NA" in the race means "Native American". The fact that the 80-year old is named "Old Woman" means either the census taker got his information from a neighbor, who didn't know her name, or the mother-in-law didn't want to give her real name to the man from the government or they called her "Old woman" the way some families call sisters "Sissy".

Here is another:

Household:

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

E. S. BROOKS   Self   M   Male   W   45   GA   Teacher   GA   GA  

Eliza BROOKS   Wife   M   Female   W   38   IL   Keeping House   KY   OH  

R. Adda RICE   SDau   S   Female   W   20   IL   At Home   MO   IL  

Orvil RICE   SSon   S   Male   W   17   IL   At School   MO   IL  

Anna RICE   SDau   S   Female   W   16   IL   At School   MO   IL  

Lizzie RICE   SDau   S   Female   W   14   IL   At School   MO   IL  

Malcolm RICE   SSon   S   Male   W   12   IL   At School   MO   IL  

George RICE   SSon   S   Male   W   10   IL   At School   MO   IL  

Ama RICE   SDau   S   Female   W   6   IL   At School   MO   IL  

Flora BROOKS   Dau   S   Female   W   2   CA   At Home   GA   IL  

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Source Information:

  Census Place Smith River, Del Norte, California

Eliza there, the wife,  was married to a Mr. Rice at least from 1860 (birth of R. Adda) until 1874 (birth of Ama). They lived in Illinois. (You can tell that by the children's birth places.) Mr. Rice was from Missouri. (children's father's BP). He probably died, since divorce or desertion were rare back then. Eliza married Mr. E. S. Brooks of Georgia sometime between 1874 (Ama again) and 1878 (birth of Flora). She and the family are in Northern California in 1880. Did they come out before or after the marriage? Good question. Every time you find an answer in genealogy, you get a couple more questions.

Answer 9

thats a great name, very nice, but sorry to say honey in my language which is hindi, it means grandma. but only in my language. but dont worry my friend's name is ama

have a great day

Answer 10

Its very pretty you alto to be glad its not Doretta its so mispronouned   like derita ,doretto  I say its just like loretta but with a D but they still say ok derita eck . I hate that. so be happy its sweet name

Answer 11

its a little strange.  i think it is a scandinavian name

Answer 12

I only hear Amy, but that's a nice name.

Answer 13

My name is even more weird: Zbigniew. It's hard to pronounce for foreigners.

Answer 14

You have a very pleasant name.  It is weird if you think it is.  So what you need to do is make up your mine that even though you have a unique name, it was given to you because you are one of a kind.  Then you should vow to be a one of a kind sort of lady.

Answer 15

that is a cool name, i like it! i have a friend named Aviva.

Answer 16

Ashley

Answer 17

no. just very unique.

Answer 18

ama my cousins name is amis

but we call her amy because she thinks it weird to

but i like your name its unique i would love a unique name

mine is just christine

Answer 19

it's a nice name

Answer 20

its ok

Answer 21

no

Answer 22

Its beautiful.

Answer 23

Nah, not wierd

Answer 24

no one,  its not weird tho, its just differnt... which is cool, my names common and boring :(

Answer 25

its not weird at all, infact, its quite pretty

my names Chris, it's really common, boring and thumbs down

dont think its weird cos its not

i've got some friends with strange names, like Sissy, Regina, Devon and Simo. they're nice names in my opinion.

Answer 26

my auntie is called ama she is Indian and live in Bangladesh

Answer 27

its not wierd it unique and thats a good thing

Answer 28

I like it.

Answer 29

who knows but i love  love it!!!!