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Amber is a feminine given name taken from amber, the fossilized tree resin that is often used in the making of jewelry. The word can also refer to a yellowish-orange color. Amber has been a popular name in most English speaking countries. It was the 20th most popular name in the United States in the 1990s. It has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium,
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and Canada in recent years. Variants have also been popular in other countries, including Ámbar in Spanish, which is currently among the most popular names for girls in Argentina, Ambre in
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, which was among the top 10 names for newborn girls in France in recent years, and the Italian Ambra, which was among the top 10 names for baby girls in Albania in recent years.


People

* Amber (performer) (born 1969), a pop music/dance music performer and singer * Amber, a stage name for the J-pop music artist
Rie Eto (born September 29, 1973) is a Japanese popular music artist. She released the majority of her singles and albums under her real name, but from 2000 to 2001 she used the stage name amber. She has released no new material herself since 2001, but ...
* Amber Aguirre (born 1958), American ceramic sculptor * Amber Benson (born 1977), American actress * Amber Bondin (born 1991), Maltese singer *
Amber Campisi The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe wa ...
, American model, Playmate of the month for February 2005 *
Amber Corwin Amber Corwin Farrow (born December 21, 1978) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist. Personal life Corwin was born on December 21, 1978, in Harbor City, Calif ...
(born 1978), American figure skater *
Amber Chia Amber Chia (, pinyin: ''Xiè Lìpíng''; born 14 December 1981) is a Malaysian model, actress, TV host and brand ambassador. She was born in Teluk Intan, Malaysia but grew up in the town of Tawau in Sabah, East Malaysia. Chia started her own c ...
(born 1981), Malaysian model and actress *
Amber Frey Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972) is an American convicted murderer. In 2004, he was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Laci, who was pregnant at the time, and the second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner, in Mo ...
, the mistress of convicted murderer Scott Peterson *
Amber Gill Amber Rose Gill (born 4 August 1997) is an English television personality and author. In 2019, she won the fifth series of '' Love Island''. She has since presented the ITV series ''The Full Treatment'' (2021), as well as competing on the Cha ...
(born 1997), English television personality and author * Amber Glenn (born 1999), American figure skater *
Amber Hagerman An Amber Alert (alternatively styled AMBER alert) or a child abduction emergency alert ( SAME code: CAE) is a message distributed by a child abduction alert system to ask the public for help in finding abducted children. The system originated i ...
(1986–1996), American murder victim, after whom the AMBER Alert was named * Amber Heard (born 1986), American actress *
Amber Hikes Amber Jelena Hikes (they/them, she/her) is an American civil rights activist and community organizer, who currently serves as the chief equity and inclusion officer for the American Civil Liberties Union. Prior to their work for ACLU, Hikes was mos ...
, American civil rights activist *
Amber Hood Amber Hood is an American voice actress in animation and video games. Selected credits Animation * ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' — Monkey * ''Blood+'' — Kaori Kinjo (English dub) * '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' — Jessica * ''Doc Mc ...
(born 1970), American actress *
Amber Joseph Amber Joseph (born 15 December 1999) is a Barbadian professional racing cyclist, who is currently a guest rider for . She rode in the women's time trial event at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships The 2020 UCI Road World Championships is ...
(born 1999), Barbadian cyclist * Amber Littlejohn (born 1975), Native American professional figure competitor * Amber Liu (singer) (born 1992), Taiwanese-American singer who is a member of
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* Amber Liu (tennis), (born 1984), American tennis player * Amber Lynn (born 1964), American pornographic actress * Amber MacArthur (born 1976), Canadian internet and television personality * Amber Mariano (born 1978), American television personality *
Amber Merritt Amber Merritt (born 17 February 1993) is a 4.5-point wheelchair basketball player who plays forward. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a silver medal and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. ...
(born 1993), Australian wheelchair basketball player *
Amber Portwood Amber Leann Portwood is an American reality television personality and convicted criminal. From Anderson, Indiana, she is known for being cast in the reality television series ''16 and Pregnant'' in 2009, which documented the pregnancies and fir ...
(born 1990), American reality television personality and criminal *
Amber Rayne Meghan Wren (September 19, 1984 – April 2, 2016), known professionally as Amber Rayne, was an American pornographic actress. Biography Rayne was born in Detroit and raised in Northern California. She was of mixed Italian, Scottish, Irish and ...
(1984–2016), American pornographic actress *
Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986), sometimes known mononymously as RILEY, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). For her perform ...
(born 1986), American actress, most famous for her role on the television series ''
Glee Glee means delight, a form of happiness. Glee may also refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 30 ...
'' as Mercedes * Amber Rose (born 1983), American model * Amber Rudd (born 1963), British politician, MP for Hastings and Rye, former Home Secretary *
Amber Ruffin Amber Mildred Ruffin (born January 9, 1979) is an American comedian. She hosts her own late-night talk show titled ''The Amber Ruffin Show'' on NBC and Peacock. She has been a writer for ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' since 2014. When she joined ...
(born 1979), American writer, comedian, talk-show host *
Amber Scorah Amber Scorah is a Canadian-American writer, speaker, and activist. Early life She grew up as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness in Vancouver, Canada with her parents and sister. She rarely had contact with non-Jehovah's Witnesses. She forwent ...
, Canadian-American writer, speaker, and activist *
Amber Scott Amber Scott is an Australian ballet dancer. She is a principal artist at The Australian Ballet. Early life Scott was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. She started dance classes at age three and ballet at age five. She also attended jazz ...
, Australian ballet dancer * Amber Shepherd, stage name
Amba Shepherd Amber Louise Shepherd, better known by her stage name Amba Shepherd is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for her collaborations with the Dutch music producer, Hardwell. Amba Shepherd was named "The most relevant guest vocalist in ED ...
, Australian singer * Amber Tamblyn (born 1983), American actress * Amber Valletta (born 1974), American actress and model *
Amber Wadham Amber Jay Wadham (born February 29, 1996), commonly known by her online alias Paladin Amber, is an Australian Twitch streamer and internet personality An Internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, in ...
(born 1996), Australian internet personality, also known as Paladin Amber *
Amber Ward Amber Ward (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Adelaide. She was selected by the West Coast Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 AFL Women's draft, and made her AFL Women's debut in round 1 of th ...
(born 2001), Australian rules footballer


Fictional characters

* Amber Atkins, a character in the 1999 American black comedy mockumentary movie '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' * Amber Gates, from the British television series '' Footballers' Wives'' * Amber Keenan, titular character in the Irish film ''
Dating Amber ''Dating Amber'' (originally titled ''Beards'') is an Irish comedy-drama film directed by David Freyne. The film features two closeted teenagers in 1990s Ireland who decide to start a fake relationship. The film was produced with assistance fro ...
'' * Amber Lamont, main character in the book '' Demon Road'' * Amber Millington, from American television series ''House of Anubis'' *
Amber Moore Amber Moore is a fictional character from the American soap operas ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. Throughout the character's entire history, she has been portrayed by Adrienne Frantz, first introduced by Bradle ...
, a character on the American soap opera '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' and '' The Young and the Restless'' * Amber Moss, a character from the sitcom '' Unhappily Ever After'' * Amber Pigal-Simpson, the illegal wife of Homer Simpson * Amber Rhoades, from the American TV sitcom '' Married... with Children'' * Amber Snoeckx, a recurring character from the Belgian series ''
wtFOCK ''WtFOCK'' (stylised as ''wtFOCK'') is a Belgian teen drama web series broadcast by VIER and VIJF that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. It is an adaption of the popular Norwegian series '' SKAM''. By the end of the first series, around ...
'' * Amber St. Clare, in the novel '' Forever Amber'' *
Amber Volakis This page is a comprehensive list and description of the various characters who appear, from time to time, in the television series ''House''. The list is divided episode-wise, as well as character-wise, and includes recurring characters, such as ...
, from the American television series ''House'' * Amber Von Tussle, from the 1988 film ''Hairspray'' * Amber Whitmire, an antagonistic character in 1995 film '' Casper'' * Amber Williams, main character in the horror film '' I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer'' * Amber, a major recurring character in American television series '' Andi Mack'' * Amber, a playable character from the mobile game '' Brawl Stars'' * Amber, from American television series '' Clueless'' * Amber, from the anime series ''Darker than Black'' * Amber, in the American television series ''
Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), a ...
'' * Amber is one of three identities of the Fool, who appears only in
The Liveship Traders Trilogy The ''Liveship Traders'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by American author Robin Hobb. A nautical fantasy series, the ''Liveship Traders'' is the second trilogy set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'' and features pirates, sea serpents, a family ...
by Robin Hobb * Amber, a deceased minor character in the ''
Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...
'' franchise * Amber the Orange Fairy, from the ''
Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...
'' book franchise * Amber, from the video game ''
Rune Factory 4 is a role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous AQL for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the sixth game in the ''Rune Factory'' series, and the first to be released on the 3DS. It was released in Japan in July 2012, in Nort ...
'' * Amber, in the video game Genshin Impact * Amber, from the 1999 British / New Zealand television series '' The Tribe'' *
Amber (The One-Legged Hypoglycemic) Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy trou ...
, a recurring ''Saturday Night Live'' character played by Amy Poehler * Amber, a dog from the animated film '' Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' * Amber, a recurring character in the third volume of the animated web series '' RWBY'' * Princess Amber, from the American animated television series '' Sofia the First''


Literature

* Amber Brown (series), a character in a book by
Paula Danziger Paula Danziger (August 18, 1944 – July 8, 2004) was an American children's author. She wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut '' The Cat Ate My Gymsuit'', for children's and young adult audiences. At the time of her death, all her ...
* '' Amber House'', a 2012 novel in a trilogy by
Kelly Moore Kelly Moore (born January 31, 1959) is the driver with the all-time most wins in the NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series and the driver of the #47 NAPA Chevy. He is the father of NASCAR driver Ryan Moore. Racing career Moore s ...
and daughters
Tucker Reed Aisling Tucker Moore-Reed (born October 15, 1989), known by her pen name Tucker Reed, is an American novelist and disgraced civil rights activist who has been found liable for defamation and who was convicted of manslaughter in May 2020. Reed c ...
and Larkin Reed * ''
The Chronicles of Amber ''The Chronicles of Amber'' is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Roger Zelazny. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works. Four a ...
'', a fantasy novel series written by Roger Zelazny * '' Forever Amber'', a novel by
Kathleen Winsor Kathleen Winsor (October 16, 1919 – May 26, 2003) was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel '' Forever Amber''. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller even as it drew criticism ...
in 1944, and a film in 1947


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