Amrapali as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Amrapali

What is the meaning of the name Amrapali ?

The baby name Amrapali is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /əmrəˈpɑːli/ (respelling: um-ruh-PAH-lee).

Amrapali is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Amrapali is a feminine name of Indo-Aryan origin, ultimately from Sanskrit Āmrā/Āmra “mango tree” combined with Pāli/Prakrit pālī or palli, a term glossed as “row” or “hamlet.” The compound evokes “she of the mango grove,” often interpreted more loosely as “mango sprout/bud” or “mango avenue.” Attested across North Indian languages (Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Nepali), the learned Sanskrit form Āmrāpālī sits beside the Pāli Ambapālī and the modern spelling Amrapali.

The name’s cultural resonance comes from Ambapālī of Vaiśālī (5th century BCE), the famed courtesan who became a Buddhist nun and offered her mango orchard to the Buddha - an episode preserved in the Pāli Canon. Literary retellings and the 1966 Hindi film Amrapali helped revive the name in the 20th century. Variants and spellings include Ambapali, Amrapalli, Amrapalee, and Āmrāpālī; short forms such as Amra also occur. Connotations include beauty, generosity, and verdant abundance.