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Amber (given name)

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Amber
Amber is used to make jewelry, which has helped inspire that name.
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaning"amber"

Amber is a feminine given name taken from amber, the fossilized tree resin that is often used in the making of jewelry. The word can also refer to a yellowish-orange color.[1]

Amber has been a popular name in most English speaking countries. It was the 20th most popular name in the United States in the 1990s.[2] It has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Australia and Canada in recent years.[3] Variants have also been popular in other countries, including Ámbar in Spanish, which is currently among the most popular names for girls in Argentina, Ambre in French, which was among the top 10 names for newborn girls in France in recent years, and the Italian Ambra, which was among the top 10 names for baby girls in Albania in recent years.

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Amber". Behind the Name.
  2. ^ "Top names of the 1990s". 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Amber". Behind the Name.