Ambika (given name)
Ambika (pronounced "Ahm′-bik-uh") is an Indian given name. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ambikā is "mother".[1][2] Variants include Ambikah, Ambyka, and Ambykah.
People with the name
Ambica
- Ambica Banerjee (1928–2013), Indian politician
- Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician
- Ambica Shrestha, Nepalese entrepreneur
Ambika
- 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 Dutt Ranga (1919–1990), Indian footballer
- 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 Raj, Indian Fashion Designer.
See also
- Ambika (disambiguation)
References
- Garg, Ganga Ram (1992). Ambikā. Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 380. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- Muir, John (1873). And Mahādeva's Spouse Under Other Names. Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religions and Institutions. Trübner & Company. p. 425. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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