Amber

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  • of uncertain origin.
  • A female given name from Hindi
  • city Rajasthan (state) India (country), also known as Amer.
  • river Derbyshire (county) England (constituent country), which joins the River Derwent at Ambergate.

Origin

  • From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر ("ambergris").
  • From a form of the Hindi आसमान ("the heavens").
  • From a pre-Celtic word.

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