Amber (name)

The name Amber [am-ber] [/ˈæm bər/]is a female given name. 

Origin

It comes from the word amber. This comes from the Arabic word anbar which means "ambergris". 

Prevalence

The name is a very popular name for English-speaking areas. It was the 165th most popular for the United States (US) in 2008. The name ranked among the top 25 most popular girl's names between 1980 and 1997. It ranked among the top 100 most used female names in Canada, Western Europe and Australia. There are some celebrities with the name, including Amber Heard.

People
 Amber (performer), a pop music/dance music performer and singer
 Amber Hagerman, American murder victim, after whom the AMBER Alert was named
 Amber Heard, American actress
 Amber Littlejohn, Native American professional figure competitor
 Amber Merritt, Australian wheelchair basketball player
 Amber Rudd,British politician
 Amber Midthunder,American actress
 Amber Tamblyn,American actress
 Amber Ruffin,American comedian
 Amber Coffman,American musician
 Amber Riley,actress, singer
 Amber Rayne,pornographic performer
 Amber Lee Connors,American voice actress
 Amber Heard,an American actress
 Amber Rudd,a British Conservative Party politician
 Amber Valletta,an American movie and television program actress and model

Television characters
 Amber, a character in the television series Hannah Montana
 Amber Volakis, a character from the television series House

References

Category:Given names