Entry № 565 · Sanskrit origin

Amrapali Amrapali — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ahm-rah-PAH-lee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Vaishali courtesan-turned-Buddhist nun (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "vaishali courtesan-turned-buddhist nun (sanskrit + foundational)".

Amrapali is from the Sanskrit Āmrapālī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Amrapali is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Āmrapālī foundational central royal courtesan of Vaishali ~5th c. BCE + foundational central in Buddhist heritage + foundational central converted to Buddhism by Gautama Buddha + foundational central donated her mango-grove Ambapalivana to the Sangha + foundational central in Vinaya Pitaka Pali Canon foundational central Buddhist monastic text + foundational central in Therigatha foundational central Pali Canon collection of poems by enlightened Buddhist nuns + foundational pan-Buddhist heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Vaishali courtesan-turned-Buddhist nun (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Āmrapālī* foundational central royal courtesan of Vaishali ~5th c. BCE + foundational central in Buddhist heritage + foundational central converted to Buddhism by Gautama Buddha + foundational central donated her mango-grove Ambapalivana to the Sangha + foundational central in *Vinaya Pitaka* Pali Canon foundational central Buddhist monastic text + foundational central in *Therigatha* foundational central Pali Canon collection of poems by enlightened Buddhist nuns + foundational pan-Buddhist heritage

The name in its native script.

आम्रपाली
Transliteration
Āmrapālī
Pronunciation
/ ɑːm.rɑːˈpɑː.li /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Amrapali stands.

Amrapali does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Amrapalis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Amrapali Vaishali / Therigatha
Sanskrit royal courtesan of Vaishali ~5th c. BCE + converted by Buddha + donated mango-grove Ambapalivana to Sangha + Vinaya Pitaka + Therigatha Buddhist nuns poems
Buddhist

Names connected to Amrapali.

The number behind Amrapali.

8

The Visionary

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Amrapali reduce to 8, The Visionary. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.