Amida / Amitabha / Amitayus

The name Amida has multiple distinct origins. In Buddhism, it is derived from the Sanskrit 'Amitābha' or 'Amitāyus', meaning 'Infinite Light' or 'Infinite Life'. Amida Buddha is a central figure in Pure Land Buddhism, a major branch of East Asian Buddhism. In Japanese, 'Amida' is the common pronunciation of Amitābha. Separately, in some Arabic-speaking cultures, 'Amida' can be a female name meaning 'mother' or 'princess', though this usage is less common as a given name. The name's unisex usage primarily stems from its Buddhist context, where it refers to a divine being rather than a human gender.