Amber - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Amber \a-mber\ is pronounced AM-ber. Derived via Old French and Latin from Arabic "ambar". Amber is the English name for a semi-precious gem formed from fossilized tree resin, and is also used to describe the gem's golden color. In Hindi, the name is derived from Sanskrit, meaning "the sky". Amber became popular in the 1960s due to the Kathleen Winsor novel and film, "Forever Amber". Model Amber Valletta.

Amber has 5 variant forms: Ambar, Ambereen, Amberetta, Ambre and Ambur.

For more information, see also the related name Amberly.

Baby names that sound like Amber are Amberli, Amberlie, Amberley, Amberlee, Amberlea and Amberely.

Amber is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Amber. Click here to compare Amber with related baby names.