Amaranta as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amaranta

What is the meaning of the name Amaranta ?

The baby name Amaranta is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_spanish': '/amaˈɾanta/', 'anglicized_IPA': '/ˌæməˈræntə/', 'respelling': 'ah-mah-RAN-tah (Spanish); AM-uh-RAN-tuh (English)'}.

Amaranta is Greek in Origin.

Amaranta is a feminine given name rooted in the Greek amarantos/amaranthos, "unfading" or "immortal," the epithet of the amaranth flower that in classical lore never withers. Through the botanical term amaranthus, the word passed into medieval Latin and then the Romance languages; Amaranta crystallized in Spanish and Italian as a lyrical, Latinate choice, further appealing to Iberian speakers because it echoes amar, "to love," by folk association.

Usage has largely been literary and rare: the English variant Amarantha appears in 17th-century verse (notably Richard Lovelace's "Amarantha, sweet and fair"), while the Spanish form gained modern visibility via Gabriel García Márquez's Amaranta Buendía in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Contemporary bearers are found in Spain, Italy, and across Latin America. Variants include Amarantha (English), Amaranthe and Amarante (French), and Amarante (Portuguese); related diminutives include Mara and Ama.