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Baby girl name Amberley/Amberly?

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Sheenpl · 12/06/2022 08:22

Just wanting to hear thoughts on what first comes to mind when you hear the name Amberley/Amberly? Pronounced like Kimberley.

I really like it and think it’s unique and different and we will most likely have a little redhead as I’m a redhead and partner is blonde/ginger. Just want to hear opinions!

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JengaNonConfirming · 12/06/2022 13:58

I know a 25 year old Amberley. Unlike previous posters I don't think it's a particularly odd name or sounds made up.

pinklavenders · 12/06/2022 13:56

Amberley sounds nicer than Amber imo.

rnsaslkih · 12/06/2022 13:54

Amber or Kimberley. Both nice names.
Not some mishmash that will make life more complicated than it needs to be.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 12/06/2022 13:51

Amber is a lovely name. Use it

Amberley is awful and as a PP said it'll probably up shortened to Amber or Ambs anyway thank goodness

AuntieStella · 12/06/2022 13:45

I really like it

CoffeeBeansGalore · 12/06/2022 13:34

I know a redhead Amberleigh. Lovely girl.

ABlindAssassin · 12/06/2022 13:26

I really like it and my DC have very traditional names. I don't like Amber as a given name but it's a sweet enough nickname.

All names were 'made up' at some point before becoming mainstream...

Luredbyapomegranate · 12/06/2022 13:24

If you like this sort of name it isn’t horrible.

Spell it like the village.

If she doesn’t like it she can always call herself Amy or Amber.

KirstenBlest · 12/06/2022 13:22

Amber is nice, as is Amberlyn

Amberley makes me think of Camberley

blameitonthecaffeine · 12/06/2022 09:26

I love it. Really pretty. I know a 5 year old Amberley but never met another one.

pinklavenders · 12/06/2022 09:01

I actually think Amberley and Kimberley sound prettier than Amber and Kimber.

Scabbyknackers · 12/06/2022 08:46

I really like it. It sounds pretty and unusual but complete as a name, and is a nice place

Asparaguspatchkid · 12/06/2022 08:45

I worked with someone with this name and she was awful which puts me off a lot, but the name itself is fine. Though as others have said I prefer Amber, that one is on my list.

OperaStation · 12/06/2022 08:42

I was about to say it sounds like the name of a village but now I see from previous posts that it is indeed the name of a village!

As a persons name it sounds totally made up. If by “unique” you mean “random, made up word that isn’t a name” then yes, it is unique.

Ginandslippers · 12/06/2022 08:41

My first thought was it sounds like a lovely little village in a TV series!

mogtheexcellent · 12/06/2022 08:41

Its a character in a terry brooks novel. Spelt Amberle though.

Ive always loved it.

GreatCuppa · 12/06/2022 08:39

Amber is much nicer.

I find Kimberley a really clunky name.

orbitalcrisis · 12/06/2022 08:38

There's a village in West Sussex called Amberley. The names a little too close to the word 'ambly' for my liking, it means dull or dim.

Apollonia1 · 12/06/2022 08:38

It's nice.

It reminds me of Pemberley, the house that Mr Darcy lived in, in Pride and Prejudice.

IHateWasps · 12/06/2022 08:38

It sounds like one of those made up "white trash" American names.

SemperIdem · 12/06/2022 08:37

It has a very 80’s vibe to it, in the same way Kimberley does.

I’m not a fan.

milkysmum · 12/06/2022 08:37

Amber is a much nicer name I think, but if you really love it then use it. Your dd can always shorten it to Amber.

InFiveMins · 12/06/2022 08:37

I like it.

ThinkingaboutLangClegosaurus · 12/06/2022 08:36

Amberley is a lovely old village in Sussex, with a castle. Reminds me of a childhood visit with my parents on a sunny day. So, good associations!
www.sussexlive.co.uk/whats-on/amberley-remote-west-sussex-village-5060149

ThatPosterIsSoRight · 12/06/2022 08:34

It’s a village (a very nice one). I know a girl with this name so not unique. I do prefer Amber though.

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