Ambika (given name) explained
Ambika (pronounced "Ahm′-bik-uh") is an Indian given name. The name Ambika is a derivative name from Durga Ma. One meaning of it is the Goddess of the Moon or the Warrior Goddess. In Sanskrit word is "mother".[1] [2] Variants include Ambikah, Ambyka, and Ambykah.
People with the name
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- Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian TV anchor
- Ambika Bumb, American chief executive and scientist
- Ambika Chakrabarty (1892–1962), Bengali revolutionary
- Ambika Charan Choudhury (1930–2011), Assamese academic and activist
- Ambika Charan Guha (1843–1900), Indian wrestler
- Ambika Markam, Indian politician
- Ambika Mod, British actress
- Ambika Mohan, Indian actress in Malayalam films
- Ambika Pillai, Indian makeup artist
- Ambika Sanwa, Nepalese politician
- Ambika Sharan Singh (1922–1977), Bihar freedom fighter and politician
- Ambika Soni (born 1942), Indian politician
- Ambika Sukumaran, Indian actress in Malayalam films
- Ambika, Bar Raja, Ahom Queen Consort
- Ambika Tamang Yonzoon, nepali doctor passed from Bangladesh
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Garg, Ganga Ram . Ambikā . Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World . 380 . Concept Publishing Company . 1992 . 9788170223757 . 22 June 2016.
- Book: Muir, John . John Muir (indologist)
. And Mahādeva's Spouse Under Other Names . John Muir (indologist) . Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religions and Institutions . 425 . . 1873 . 22 June 2016.
