Amata

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
  2. 2
    The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia. Roman

Etymology

From Latin amāta (“loved, beloved”); feminine perfect passive participle of amāre (“love”). It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amātus.

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