Amare
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Latin ◈ 2 syllables
"Love"

From Latin

Amare means to love — from the Latin/Italian amare. Amare IS the Italian infinitive for 'to love' — the most direct expression of the act of loving. Amar'e Stoudemire IS one of basketball's most explosive. Three syllables of the Italian-to-love, the most direct loving, and basketball's-most-explosive.

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Amare at a glance
MeaningLove
OriginLatin
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#1278
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Why parents love Amare
  • Amare IS the Italian word for 'to love.'
  • The most direct expression of the act of loving.
  • Amar'e Stoudemire IS basketball's most explosive.
  • Three syllables with a warm, Italian sound: ah-MAR-eh.
  • The meaning to love IS the most beautiful verb.
The vibe of Amare
to loveLatinItalianamareinfinitivemost directlovingStoudemireexplosivebasketball
Origin & history of Amare
Latin/Italian amare (to love) Amare
1
Latin roots
Amare IS the Italian infinitive for 'to love.' Stoudemire IS basketball's most explosive.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Latin; Amar'e Stoudemire (born 1982).
3
Today
Amare remains a beloved choice, ranking #1278 in the US. 6,471 babies have been named Amare since 1997.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Amare?
2011 peak year
The name Amare reached its peak in 2011, with 639 registrations (ranked #426). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 1997. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1278) today, averaging about 177 new babies per year. Amare has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 6,471 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
639 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #426)
177 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,770 Total registrations
last 10 years
6,471 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,278) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Amare
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

Amare's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — love-itself nurturing. People named Amare tend to be warm, loving, and gifted at being the Italian word for the act of love.

Italian word for love
Most-direct-loving
Stoudemire-explosive
Latin-verb
Warm beautiful
A1
M4
A1
R9
E5
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
Personality of Amare
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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