Amber

Amber \am-ber, amb-er\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Amber can also be used as a short names for boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in Dutch as AAMBahR or in English as AEMBahR ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Amber: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"

What is the origin of Amber?

Amber has its origins in the Arabic language. It is used largely in Dutch and English. The name is derived via Old French and Latin from the name of the gemstone, and the corresponding yellow-orange color. The name of the gemstone is ultimately of the Arabic anbar (amber). The given name was first used towards the end of the 19th century. It has been popularized by Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber (1944) and the subsequent movie (1947), which described the titular character Amber St Clair as having amber-colored hair and eyes. The name Amber is used to a great extent; it has 30 forms. Forms of the name comprise Aamber pronounciation, Ahmber meaning of name, short names for Ambar, Ambereen pronounciation, what does the name Amberely mean, meaning of Amberetta, name Amberia meaning, meaning of Amberise, Amberjill name popularity, baby name Amberlea, meaning of Amberleigh, nicknames for Amberli, Amberlie name, name Amberlina origin, baby name Amberline, name Amberly, Amberlyn definition, short names for Amberlynn, Ambie meaning of name, Ambra pronounciation (used in Italian as well), Ambrea name variations, name Ambria, name Ambur, Ambyr meaning, meaning of Ambyre, Ammber meaning of name, Camber name variations, and Ember meaning and origin. Another English form is the diminutive Amberlee meaning. The spelling variant Ambre definition (French) is a foreign form. See also the related form, the name Amber-Lynn definition. Amber is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1940s up to the 1980s. Its usage peaked in 1986 with 0.919% of baby girls being named Amber. It had a ranking of #13 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #224 with a usage of only 0.072%, was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Amber was 4 times more frequently used than the next ranked name, baby name Ember, in 2010. Amber has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.

A famous person named Amber is Amber Valetta, Model, born Amber Evangeline Valletta 9 February 1974, Phoenix, Arizona.

List of baby names that sound like Amber:

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The baby name Amber fun facts:

The name Amber in reverse order is "Rebma".

The numerological value of the name Amber is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Amber?

Amber is in the top names in USA.