Ambika (pronounced "Ahm′-bik-uh") is an Indian given name. 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 comb ...
Ma. One meaning of it is the Goddess of the Moon or the Warrior Goddess. In
Sanskrit
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word ' is "mother". Variants include Ambikah, Ambyka, and Ambykah.
People with the name
Ambica
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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 i ...
(1928–2013), Indian politician
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Ambica Charan Mazumdar
Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850 – 19 March 1922) was an Indian Bengali politician who served as the president of the Indian National Congress.
Early life and education
Born in Sandiya, a village in Bengal Presidency's Faridpur district (in pre ...
(1850–1922), Indian politician
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Ambica Shrestha Ambica Shrestha is a Nepalese entrepreneur. Shrestha is the president of Dwarika´s Hotels and Resorts.Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian TV anchor
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Ambika Bumb
Ambika Bumb an American biomedical scientist and businessperson. Bumb is a nanomedicine specialist who uses nanotechnology for the detection and treatment of disease. Her discoveries using nanodiamonds while working as postdoctoral researcher a ...
, American chief executive and scientist
* Ambika Chakrabarty (1892–1962), Bengali revolutionary
* Ambika Charan Choudhury (1930–2011), Assamese academic and activist
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Ambika Charan Guha
Ambika Charan Guha ( bn, অম্বিকাচরণ গুহ; 1843–1900), popularly known as Ambu babu ( bn, অম্বুবাবু) or Ambu Guha ( bn, অম্বু গুহ), was an Indian wrestler who pioneered the growth of ' ...
(1843–1900), Indian wrestler
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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
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Ambika Mohan
Ambika Mohan is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema ...
, Indian actress in Malayalam films
* Ambika Pillai, Indian makeup artist
* Ambika Sanwa, Nepalese politician
* Ambika Sharan Singh (1922–1977), Bihar freedom fighter and politician
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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.
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(born 1942), Indian politician
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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, ...
, Indian actress in Malayalam films
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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 ...