Given name & surname

Gamba

“a warrior”

Gamba is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a warrior.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a warrior.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Gamba’s family of names

In Italian usage, Gamba as a surname has a diminutive in GAMBUZZA. Gamba has a related form in Gambah.

Walk Gamba’s family in the name graph

GambaGambuzzaGambah

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Gamba, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African · Biblical

Gabra

“an offering”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

African

Gamada

“one who is pleased, pleasing”

No U.S. birth series

90% boys · 10% girls

African

Gahuj

“a hunter”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Haiba

“a charming woman” · “one who is charming”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

African

Thimba

“one who hunts lions”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Gazali

“a mystic”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Guban

“one who has been burnt”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

African

Masamba

“one who leaves”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Gamba’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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