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Ambra
How to Pronounce Ambra
Pronounced AHM-bruh /ˈɑːm.brə/Medium
Meaning: Ambra is the Italian word and name for amber, the golden fossil resin. The word travels through Latin from the Arabic anbar. As a given name it is the Italian counterpart of the English Amber, carrying the same warm, gemstone meaning.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ambra is the Italian version of Amber, naming the honey-colored fossil resin prized since antiquity. The word came into Latin and Italian from the Arabic anbar. In the United States Ambra reads as a European, jewel-toned alternative to the familiar Amber; recorded from around 1952, it crested about 1981 at just over sixty girls a year.
It has always been rare here, riding quietly alongside Amber's much bigger wave and lingering into the twenty-twenties. Two warm beats with a soft opening, Ambra reads as an elegant Italian twist that could appeal to parents seeking a subtler take on Amber.
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What does the name Ambra mean?
Ambra is the Italian form of Amber, naming the golden fossil resin; the word reached Europe from the Arabic anbar.
How do you pronounce Ambra?
It's said AHM-bruh /ˈɑːm.brə/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Ambra a boy or girl name?
Ambra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Ambra?
Ambra is a rare name in the U.S. that crested in the early nineteen-eighties and has stayed uncommon.