Amaka is a feminine Igbo given name that means “beautiful” (note: amaka is specifically a predicative adjective; one could say Igbo amaka to mean “Igbo is beautiful”. The general Igbo words for beauty are ọma and mma). It is popular as a standalone name, but can also be an element in longer names: e.g., Chiamaka (God is beautiful), Ukamaka (conversation is beautiful), Uzoamaka (the road is beautiful), Ndidiamaka (patience is beautiful) Nneamaka (motherhood is beautiful), and Nwamaka (a child is beautiful).
Notable people named Amaka Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (born 1983), American basketball coach Amaka Gessler (born 1990), New Zealand swimmer Amaka Igwe (1963–2014), Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive Amaka Ogoegbunam (born 1990), Nigerian sprinter Amaka Osakwe (born 1987), Nigerian fashion designer Amaka Umeh, Nigerian actor
See also Amaka is the name of Kambili Achike’s cousin in Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. She is a central supporting character Amaka (song), 2Baba featuring Peruzzi Christ the King College, Onitsha, popularly known as Amaka Boys, aan all-boys secondary school in Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria