Amber? Views like or dislike!

[27mummmy2boys]

Hey everyone I've got 10 weeks to go and me and the hubby finally settled on the name Amber but no one in my family really seems to like it very much!

What are your views? Or any alternatives you think I may like! I'm trying for something not too popular. Thanks :)

I know of 2 young ambers (dds of friends of friend) so no personal connection. Think its a very nice name. Think your family rude to show dislike of name you've chosen. Shouldn't have told them!

Stick with your choice. You could use a more 'classic' / common middle name to keep her options open, like Amber Catherine or Amber Sophia

My niece is Amber. Love it. She is 4 and quite feisty. We call her Ambo.

I don't know anyone called Amber. I like it.

It is a bit 80s/90s retro, but that is not a bad thing.

never

Like.

Pretty, but not twee.

Lovely name, was on my list.

This is baby names, you have no need to worry about anyone being polite!

I thinks it's a perfectly good name, recognisable,easy to spell without being one of the hundreds of ava/Emily/Amelia hybrids so popular atm.
It's pretty, has links to nature without being massively hippy and is pretty undefined as a particular class.

Families tend to put a real microscope on names which they feel entitled to have an opinion on, I'm sure if they met an Amber non related to them they would probably think it was quite nice.

You could try reminding them it was/will be their turn to have an opinion when they have/had their children. It's you and your partners opinion that really counts now.

I like it.

Like it

Another yes vote from me. Good name.

yes nice name

Love it.

Not keen, sorry - it's one of 'those' names round here unfortunately.

Love it! Should I ever lose the plot enough to consider having a third, this would be top of my list.

I'm not keen, sorry. But we're very much in the minority on this thread!

It's on my list of favourites. Always liked Amber.

It's lovely.

I love Amber, really cool name.

I really like it. I've taught 3 in 7 years so not that common. They are now 18, 16 and 10.

I really like it, was on our shortlist for DD.

I don't know anyone called Amber

Unfortunately I don't really like it, but mainly because of personal associations. I know a 23 year old Amber who isn't a very nice person. Also I think in America it's considered to be one of those 80s ditzy cheerleader names (like Britney, Heather, Courtney), so that's also the image I get from it.

I know 7 Ambers, 3 of which are in DC1's year 2 class and 1 in DC2's reception class. Others are friends children. Very common round here! Love the name though.

Lovely Name, not common at all! :)

It will take her through all ages too!

Love it. Bollocks to what your family think.

Love it, it sounds a cheerful, pretty happy type of name iyswim.