Amber
Amber is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Golden fossilized resin.
What Amber means
Golden fossilized resin.
Amber sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Amber comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Amber is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Amber?
In the girl name rankings we track, Amber falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Amber
We group Amber under Gold, Gem and Color — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Amber
These share Amber's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Amethyst — The calming purple gem.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Goldie — Made of gold.
- Opal — Precious jewel; gem.
- Opaline — Like the opal gem.
- Sapphire — The blue gemstone.
- Topaz — The golden-yellow gem.
- Garnet — The deep-red gem.
- Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.