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Amber what comes to mind?

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Boulderdash · 24/09/2012 16:38

What comes to mind when you think of Amber, is it lovely or too chavvy?

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controlpantsandgladrags · 26/09/2012 18:55

I like it but it sounds hideous in a midlands accent...am-bah. I know one and it makes my ears hurt every time anyone says it!

Greenwing · 26/09/2012 13:48

Makes me think first of red, amber, green as in traffic lights.

Also Ambergris (a waxy substance of a dull gray colour produced in the digestive system of and regurgitated or defecated by sperm whales, used in perfume.)

Both rather put me off, but that's only my take on it.
The fossilized tree resin is very pretty!

scentednappyhag · 25/09/2012 22:08

It reminds me of Clueless Grin for that reason alone, I love it. But yeah, I do think it's a lovely name.

midgetjones · 25/09/2012 22:04

I always imagine an Amber to be blonde.

SandStorm · 25/09/2012 19:58

It reminds me of DDs best friend - she's a lovely girl.

mathanxiety · 25/09/2012 19:56

I agree, same category as Ruby, Scarlet and Jade.

In the US it's in the same boat as Tiffany, Brittany and names ending in I that should be spelled with a Y. If you think Barbie is a cool role model for girls then Amber is the name for your DD.

FrothyOM · 25/09/2012 16:46

I like it but I may be biased Wink

YellowWellies · 25/09/2012 16:05

I reminds me of a dog's name... the sort of thing you'd call a labrador. Sorry!

peanutMD · 25/09/2012 16:05

See I hear Jade I think Goody and that is never a good thing!

lisaro · 25/09/2012 15:58

Certainly not as bad as 'Jade'.

MrsJohnDeere · 25/09/2012 15:48

Not keen. To me it is very much in the same camp as Ruby, Scarlett, Jade.

peanutMD · 25/09/2012 15:21

Classic and pretty without sounding pretentious or old fashioned.

I love the name but our surname begins with B so it sounded too B'ish if that makes any sense :o

IWipeArses · 25/09/2012 15:17

Isn't Amber the horrible bitch in Hairspray?

mum47 · 25/09/2012 14:53

My three year old niece is called Amber. She is a little spitfire and it suits her beautifully. I love it!

CachuHwch · 25/09/2012 14:52

It makes me think of very wholesome but annoying American blonde girls. Cheerleader types.
LOADS of them here at the mo...

BitOutOfPractice · 25/09/2012 14:50

Sossiges my DD once said to me in the car "Hurry up mom before the lights turn ginger" Grin

Sossiges · 25/09/2012 14:40

Traffic lights

thatgirlsevil · 25/09/2012 14:34

I think it's lovely...much nicer than Jade or Ruby.

littletomato · 25/09/2012 13:54

Amber can definitely be a little bit "chavvy" in the US, as worldcitizen points out, but maybe not so much here.

Dogsmom · 24/09/2012 17:34

I think Amber will be the new Ruby.

suburbandream · 24/09/2012 17:26

Not chavvy at all - think of that jewellery designer girl in Made in Chelsea Grin, she's vair posh

PandaWatch · 24/09/2012 17:25

It makes me laugh when people say a name is a dog's/cat's name because all the dogs we've had and all the dogs and cats I know of now all have human names - off the top of my hea, out of ones I know now, I can think of a Peter (dog), Keith (cat), Angus (cat), Britney (dog), Bob (dog), Daisy (cat), Jeremy (cat), Phoebe (cat). And two goldfish called David and Ashley Confused.

LizLemon007 · 24/09/2012 17:23

I agree with worldcitizen. It has been linked to topless dancing on mumsnet at least but the only ambers I know are all sporty, academic and wholesome, so in my neck of the woods it's a good name.

ripsishere · 24/09/2012 17:22

Exactly what I thought Bitoutof. I knew three girls called Amber. T'was very popular in the 80s and a tiny bit dated now.

BitOutOfPractice · 24/09/2012 17:20

It's pretty but a bit dated imho. Like Jade. Lovely name but a bit 80s.

Sorry Blush