Ambika (pronounced "Ahm′-bik-uh") is an Indian

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The name Ambika is a derivative name from

Durga Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around co ...

Ma. One meaning of it is the Goddess of the Moon or the Warrior Goddess. In

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word ' is "mother". Variants include Ambikah, Ambyka, and Ambykah.

People with the name

Ambica

Ambica Banerjee Ambica Banerjee (28 August 1928 – 25 April 2013) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He was elected as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Howrah (Lok Sabha constituency). Banerjee was born in 1928 to Shri Anilmohon Banerjee and Shyama Devi ...

(1928–2013), Indian politician * Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician * Ambica Shrestha, Nepalese entrepreneur

Ambika

* Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian TV anchor * Ambika Bumb, American chief executive and scientist * Ambika Chakrabarty (1892–1962), Bengali revolutionary *

Ambika Charan Choudhury Ambika Charan Choudhury (16 August 1930 – 4 December 2011), popularly known as Kamataratna, was an Indian litterateur, historian and Social activist, activist, known for his contributions to the Assamese literature. Early life and educa ...

(1930–2011), Assamese academic and activist * Ambika Charan Guha (1843–1900), Indian wrestler *

Ambika Mod Ambika Bhakti Mod (born 1995/1996) is a British actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her role as Shruti Acharya in the BBC drama '' This is Going to Hurt''. Early life and education Mod grew up in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. She ...

, British actress *

Ambika Mohan Ambika Mohan is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television series mostly in supporting roles. She made her debut in the film, ''Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film writ ...

, Indian actress in Malayalam films *

Ambika Pillai Ambika Pillai is a hair stylist and make-up artist from Kollam, Kerala, India. Her work regularly appears in advertising campaigns, catwalk shows, fashion films, and editorials. Personal life Ambika Pillai was born to a cashew exporter Gopin ...

, Indian makeup artist *

Ambika Sanwa a Ambika Sanba is a Nepalese politician. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in 1994 and 1997 election, as the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) candidate in the Taplejung-2 constituency. After the election Sanba was named ...

, Nepalese politician *

Ambika Sharan Singh Ambika Sharan Singh (22 December 1922 – 6 July 1977) also known as Surajiya Babuji was a noted freedom fighter and minister of state in the Finance Ministry (Independent Charge) of the Government of Bihar. He has served 3 times as MLA of ...

(1922–1977), Bihar freedom fighter and politician *

Ambika Soni Ambika Soni (born 13 November 1942) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. She had served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. She was a Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha. ...

(born 1942), Indian politician *

Ambika Sukumaran Ambika may refer to: Mythology * Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti * Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess * Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, t ...

, Indian actress in Malayalam films *

Ambika, Bar Raja Ambika, Bar Raja (born Draupadi; died 1738) was the Chief Consort of Ahom King, Sutanphaa. She became Bar Raja, shortly after the death of her older sister, Phuleshwari. She is known for constructing the Sivasagar Sivadol and the Sivasagar Tan ...

, Ahom Queen Consort *

Ambika Tamang Yonzoon Ambika may refer to: Mythology * Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti * Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess * Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, t ...

, nepali doctor passed from Bangladesh

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People with the name

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