Amparo

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Amparo

Say it: am-PAH-roh

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Meaning

Spanish 'shelter, protection', from the Virgen de los Desamparados, patroness of Valencia.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Especially common in the Valencia region.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1920s

In the United States

3,299 babies given this name since 1911
At its height in 1928, about 1 in 15,800 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Catalan

The family of the name

Catalan	Empar

Names worth a look

JosefaGirlSpanish feminine of José (Joseph), from Hebrew 'he will add'.Colonial · peak 1895 · forgotten

SoledadGirlSpanish 'solitude', from Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, the Virgin in her solitude after the Crucifixion.Colonial · peak 1901

CandelariaGirlFrom Candlemas (Spanish Candelaria, from candela 'candle') and the Virgin of Candelaria, patroness of the Canary…Renaissance · peak 1909

EulaliaGirlGreek eulalos, 'sweetly speaking, well-spoken'.Rome · peak 1893

HortensiaGirlFeminine of Hortensius, probably from hortus 'garden'.Rome · peak 1928 · forgotten

MontserratGirlCatalan 'serrated mountain', from the mountain and Benedictine abbey near Barcelona whose Black Virgin is patroness…Renaissance · peak 2014

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.