Amber

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Amber is a feminine given name derived from the English word for the fossilized tree resin, often associated with a warm, golden color.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Amber canonical 38
“Amber” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English given name
feminine given name
given name derived from a noun
becamePopularIn United Kingdom
United States
hasAssociatedColor golden
orange-yellow
warm yellow
hasCulturalAssociation color term in traffic lights
warm, rich aesthetic
hasDiminutiveForm Ambs
Amby
hasEtymologicalOrigin English word "amber"
hasFinalSound /ə/ or /əː/ in some British accents
/ər/ in General American
hasGender feminine
hasInitialSound /æ/
hasLexicalCategoryOfOrigin common noun
hasMeaning fossilized tree resin
hasNameDayTradition none standard in major Christian calendars
hasNameType modern English name
hasPopularityType 20th-century fashionable name
hasSemanticField colors
natural substances
hasStressPattern first syllable stressed
hasSyllableCount 2
hasUsageLanguage English
hasVariantSpelling Ambar
Ambre
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
isAssociatedWith golden light
jewelry
natural materials
warmth
isNotableFor being derived directly from a color word
isPerceivedAs modern-sounding
nature-inspired
isRelatedToName Crystal
Gemma
Jade
Opal
Ruby
isUsedAs first name
isUsedBy English-speaking countries
some non-English-speaking countries via English influence
sawIncreasedUsageFrom late 1960s
sawPeakPopularityAround 1980s

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Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amber Heard givenName Amber
Amber Hagerman givenName Amber
311 notableWork “Amber”
linked to: Amber
From Chaos hasTrack Amber
From Chaos mainSingle Amber
Nick Hexum notableWork Amber
Amber Maggart givenName Amber
Amber Mark givenName Amber
As If to Nothing hasTrack Amber
subject linked to: As If to Nothing (album)
Amber Portwood givenName Amber
Amber Tamblyn givenName Amber
Sucker Punch character Amber
Amber Holt givenName Amber
Thunderpuss associatedAct Amber
Amber Riley givenName Amber
Heard givenName Amber
Bears featuresCharacter Amber
Amber Smith hasGivenName Amber
Autechre notableAlbum Amber
Sevyn Streeter givenName Amber
I'll Be Here Awhile followedBy Amber
subject linked to: I’ll Be Here Awhile
Three Eleven notableSong Amber
Amber Ruffin givenName Amber
Amber Valletta givenName Amber
Amber Tamblyn givenName Amber
subject linked to: Tamblyn
Some Girls mainCharacter Amber
Huge mainCharacter Amber
Gemini Rights hasTrack Amber
Dean Boland hasAffairWith Amber
Magnus isAffectedBy Amber