Name:
Amber
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Arabic
Meaning:
Amber originates in Arabic language and is taken from the word for a fossilized tree resin, used in perfumes and especially jewelry. Its typical yellow-orange look also gave the name to the amber color. In the United States the name was most popular in the 1980s. It was popularized by Kathleen Winsor in her 1944 novel Forever Amber.
Pronunciation:
AM-bur
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Aamber
Ambar
Ambra
Inbar
Famous Amber:
Amber Heard : actress
Amber Benson : actress
Amber Lancaster : actress
Amber Marie : model
Amber Michaels : actress
Amber Smith : model
Amber Rose : model