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femaleAmethyst - Name Meaning and Origin


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The girl's name Amethyst \a-methy-st, am(e)-thyst\ is pronounced AM-uh-thist. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "precious purple jewel". According to ancient Greek superstition, an amethyst protected its owner against the effects of strong drink. The amethyst is the birthstone for February.

Amethyst has 4 variant forms: Amathyst, Amatista, Amethist and Amethiste.

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

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Amethyst

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