Amber at a glance
- Meaning
- “amber, a golden fossil resin”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- English
- Pronunciation
- AM-bur
- Other forms
- Ambar, Ambre
Where the name Amber comes from
Amber is the English word for the golden-brown stone made from very old tree resin; the word itself came into English from Arabic through French. It started to be used as a first name in the late 19th century, together with other gem names. The 1944 novel Forever Amber made it much more popular.