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The baby name Gama is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': ['Portuguese: /ˈɡamɐ/', 'English approximations: /ˈɡɑːmə/ or /ˈɡæmə/'], 'respelling': ['GAH-ma (Portuguese)', 'GAM-uh (English)']}.

Gama is Japanese, Portuguese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Japanese, Portuguese
Pronunciation: {'ipa': ['Portuguese: /ˈɡamɐ/', 'English approximations: /ˈɡɑːmə/ or /ˈɡæmə/'], 'respelling': ['GAH-ma (Portuguese)', 'GAM-uh (English)']}

What is the meaning of the name Gama ?

The baby name Gama is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': ['Portuguese: /ˈɡamɐ/', 'English approximations: /ˈɡɑːmə/ or /ˈɡæmə/'], 'respelling': ['GAH-ma (Portuguese)', 'GAM-uh (English)']}.

Gama is Japanese, Portuguese in Origin.

Gama is a cross-cultural name with two main lines of origin. In Iberia it is a surname turned given name, from Portuguese/Spanish da/de Gama “of Gama,” a toponym found in northern Spain (Cantabria, Palencia). Through the fame of navigator Vasco da Gama, Gama later appeared as a rare first name in Lusophone and Hispanic communities. In those settings it carries the straightforward place-name sense “from Gama,” with no fixed gender but more often masculine.

In South Asia Gama is widely recognized as a nickname and sometimes formal name, popularized by the legendary wrestler known as The Great Gama; linguistically it is a clipped form of Ghulam (Arabic ghulam “servant; youth”). Related or variant forms include da Gama/de Gama (surnames), Gamma (letter-inspired spelling), and the cognates Ghulam, Gamal/Jamal. Short forms include Gam; no standard feminine-only variant is established.

Gama has the following similar or variant Names

Gama – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT 0 #12 1 399
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
AO Boys 0 #241 9 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #373 9 7,951
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
MX 0 #398 16 8,339
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
SD Boys 0 #429 17 10,523
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
GT Boys 0 #434 41 7,625
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
CR Boys 0 #471 17 10,188
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
LY 0 #513 23 12,703
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
CM Girls 0 #524 17 11,671
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
CM Boys 0 #528 23 12,054
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
MX Boys 0 #556 535 16,355
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
BH 0 #579 9 17,937
AE Girls 0 #591 7 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
BO Boys 0 #619 4 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
CL Boys 0 #638 28 13,390
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
QA Boys 0 #685 23 18,093
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
BR Boys 0 #727 25 12,213
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
KW Boys 0 #740 30 18,755
SY 0 #759 9 11,684
EG Boys 0 #815 72 15,035
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
OM Boys 0 #854 28 17,948
PE Boys 0 #857 22 14,506
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
CO Boys 0 #880 41 15,656
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
SA Girls 0 #920 16 25,931
EG Girls 0 #939 21 14,742
NG Boys 0 #942 10 16,906
IN Boys 0 #981 21 16,750
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,029 64 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,055 124 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,064 15 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,087 25 25,439
MA 0 #1,098 31 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,116 26 25,928
DZ 0 #1,147 30 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,160 24 17,781
TR 0 #1,247 8 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,444 28 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,491 124 28,008

Gama is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:

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AO
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People also ask about Gama

Gama is predominantly a boy's name.
Gama is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'ipa': ['Portuguese: /ˈɡamɐ/', 'English approximations: /ˈɡɑːmə/ or /ˈɡæmə/'], 'respelling': ['GAH-ma (Portuguese)', 'GAM-uh (English)']}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include da Gama (surname form).
Across languages, Gama has these equivalents: Gamal (similar sound; Arabic), other toponymic/surname-based given names (context-dependent).
Gama is a name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Japan. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Japan and its diaspora communities.