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Amber.

A female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈæm.bə/UK/ˈæm.bɚ/US
  1. A female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

  2. A surname of uncertain origin.

Where this word comes from

From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).

name/ˈæm.bə/UK/ˈæm.bɚ/US
  1. A male given name from Hindi.

  2. A city in Rajasthan, India, also known as Amer.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi अंबर (ambar).

name/ˈæm.bə/UK/ˈæm.bɚ/US
  1. A river in Derbyshire, England, which joins the River Derwent at Ambergate.

Where this word comes from

From a pre-Celtic word.

name/ˈæm.bə/UK/ˈæm.bɚ/US
  1. Synonym of Ambel (“language”).

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