Amata
name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
- 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.