Kalmar "Amati" na iya samun ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin. Anan ga wasu ma'anoninsa masu yuwuwa:Amati shine jam'i na "Amato," wanda shine sunan mahaifi na Italiyanci. Sunan Amati yana da alaƙa musamman da sanannen dangin Amati na masu yin violin waɗanda suka yi aiki a Cremona, Italiya a ƙarni na 16 da 17. Amati nau'in taliya ce. Gajeren sifar taliya ce mai lankwasa wacce tayi kama da macaroni. Waɗannan kwale-kwale yawanci tsayin su ya kai mita 3 kuma sun shahara a Italiya da sauran sassan Turai. A Latin, "amati" shine nau'i na uku na nau'i na fi'ili " amare," wanda ke nufin "so." Saboda haka, “amati” na nufin “suna ƙauna” a harshen Latin. .