Name: Amparo
Gender: Female
Usage: Amparo, of basque origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Amparo are in general originating from France, Portugal, Spain, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Amparo is: Favor, Protection.
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Numerology of the first name Amparo: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Amparo is ranked on the 6,821st position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 40900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Amparo has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Amparo for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Amparo is a Spanish and Portuguese female given name. Of Latin origin, the name "Amparo" means in French "refuge, shelter, protection". Given in homage to the Nossa Senhora do Amparo in Portugal, and the Nuestra Señora del Amparo in Spain, or the Virgen de los Desamparados, patron saint of the city of Valencia, it is a typical name of this region.
Some languages have equivalents of this name: Empar in Catalan, Itzal in Basque. Of similar significance, Bjørg and Liv are also found in the Scandinavian countries.
Spanish: from the vocabulary word amparo protection (from the verb amparar to help or protect, Late Latin anteparāre to prepare in advance). The given name was coined with reference to the role of the Virgin Mary in affording protection to Christians.
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