Amber
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).
Proper noun
Amber
- A female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
- 1854 Harper's Magazine, Volume IX, June to November 1854, page 667 ("Lady Amber Mayne")
- The youngest daughter of the Marchioness of Summerdown had one of these quaint, pretty names - Amber! - and what a pretty creature she was!
- 1944, Kathleen Winsor, Forever Amber, Chicago Review Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 14:
- And then she said softly, "Sarah - I think I'll name her Amber - for the colour of her father's eyes - "
- 2005, Ali Smith, The Accidental, Penguin, published 2006, →ISBN, page 64:
- A bit raddled, maybe thirty, maybe older, tanned like a hitchhiker, dressed like a road protester, one of those older women still determinedly being a girl; all those eighties feministy still-political women were terribly interested in what Eve did. Hippie name. Amber. Ridiculous name.
- 1854 Harper's Magazine, Volume IX, June to November 1854, page 667 ("Lady Amber Mayne")
- A surname of uncertain origin.
- 1901, Frederick Swainson, Acton's Feud: A Public School Story, BiblioBazaar, LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 14:
- Amber, the half, generally waltzed round our forwards, and when he secured he passed the ball on to Aspinall.
Translations
Etymology 2
From a form of the Hindi आसमान (āsmān, “the heavens”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Amber
- A female given name from Hindi
- A city in Rajasthan, India, also known as Amer.
Etymology 3
From a pre-Celtic word.
Proper noun
Amber
- A river in Derbyshire, England, which joins the River Derwent at Ambergate.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Etymology
From English Amber, from amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “amber”).
Proper noun
Amber
- a female given name from English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Amber f
- a female given name, Amber
Etymology
Borrowed from English Amber, from amber, from Middle English ambre, aumbre, from Old French aumbre, ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (ʾnbl /ambar/, “ambergris”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔambeɾ/ [ˈʔam.bɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -ambeɾ
- Syllabification: Am‧ber
Proper noun
Amber (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
- a female given name from English
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