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My best friend is named Amber (we are both 19 and live in the Southeast, if that helps provide context). She likes her name because it's somewhat rare (neither of us know anyone else our age named Amber), and people don't misspell or mispronounce it. So she gets the advantages of a unique name and the advantages of a common name as well. I think it would be a great choice for a little girl!

My name is Amber. Most would think that this would be an uncommon name, hey, so did I. Before entering secondary school I had only met one other Amber who referred to herself as 'Bambi', unsurprisingly she was 9 at the time. Then upon entering secondary school, I found that I was mistaken in my ignorance of believing I had a unique name; 3 people in my year were named Amber, and there was another person as well called Chloe-Amber.

Why does every name have to have a nickname?
^Because it's cute.
^Because being called your full name all the time is boring.
What would be a nickname for Amber? Am? Ham Ham?

Personal experiences with the name Amber

My favorite celebrity (Amber Mariano) is named Amber and I just love her name.

Amber was a popular name while I was in school. I was nearly always Amber 2 or had to have my last initial tacked onto the back of my name. This name seems to come with an array of annoying nicknames for whatever reason. I hated being called Amby. I got sick of being called Amber Brown in elementary school while that book was popular. Also, if one more person points at an Amber ale and tells me it's mine because my name is on it I might scream.
^ ^ me as well, it was always Amby and my sister was Ashley so it was Amby and Ashy let me tell you still hate being called Amby. Amber Brown was the least of my worries. A parent of a student told me that jewel names are all stripper names. Made me hate my name even more.

My sister's name is Amber, and I think it's pretty bc it reminds me of the color amber, which is a beautiful honey color. I think it's best for a honey blonde.

Nicknames for Amber

ham-ham
anne frank
Am-Am
thiccie bitch
fat arse
Ambra
Pamberdoodle
Amberlina Ballerina
Anne Boleyn ( Amber Lynn)
Pamb
Bambi
Hamburger
Bamba

Meanings and history of the name Amber

Famous real-life people named Amber

Amber Tamblyn, actress
Amber Heard, actress
Amber Valletta, actress
Amber Dotson, country singer
Amber Brkich, reality television personality, best known for winning Survivor: All-Stars, but also competed in Survivor: Australia, The Amazing Race 7 and The Amazing Race: All-Stars
Amber Riley, Glee actress
Amber Benson, actress (Tara Maclay in Buffy The Vampire Slayer), director, author
Amber Cope, Race car driver
Amber Nash, Comedian
Amber Rose, Model, actor, recording artist, socialite
Amber Liu, Taiwanese-American main rapper of South Korean pop girl group f(x)
Amber Rudd, British politician

Amber in song, story & screen

Amber St. Clare was the heroine of the 1944 novel Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor. A movie was later made based on the book.
Princess Amber is the deuteragonist in Sofia the First
Amber Brkich-Mariano from Survivor
Amber Millington, character in Nickelodeon's House of Anubis.
Amber from Clueless
Amber Brown of the children's book series Amber Brown by Paula Daziger.
Amber by the group 311. "Whoa, amber is the color of your energy"
Amby of Nick Jr's Amby and Dexter.
Amber Lightvale is a character in the webseries Glitchtale