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 [ 2 syll. am-ber, amb-er ] The girl name Amber is pronounced as AEMBer KEY. Amber is largely used in Dutch and English. Its origin is Arabic. Literally from the words 'anbar' which means amber ; 'amber'. 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. Ambar (English), Ambereen (English), Amberely (English), Amberetta (English), Amberlea (English), Amberlee (English), Amberlie (English), Amberly (English), Ambra (Italian), and Ambur (English) are variants of Amber. Ambre (spelling variant in French) is another form of the name. Amber is a popular baby girl name. The name's popularity increased 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 slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was only 0.099% and its ranking #165, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used among all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Amber include Ambur (English), Ambar (English), Ambra (Italian), Ambre (French), Ampara (Spanish), Amparo (Spanish), and Anupriya (Indian). A famous person named Amber is Model, Amber Valetta, born Amber Evangeline Valletta 9 February 1974, Phoenix, Arizona. KEY: Pronunciation for Amber: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
