Amber?

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Thoughts? We actually don't know what we're having and will be choosing a name when baby is here but DP keeps bringing up Amber. He's shot down everything I liked, I'm pretty sure he'd be willing to budge on Amber but I actually don't mind it so have no real objections.

Firstly, as strangers what are your thoughts on the name? We won't be telling family beforehand and assume they'll be too polite if they hate it when baby is here!

Secondly, it'll be Amber Hill. I liked Holly but Holly Hill is too much of a place name! Does Amber Hill work? We weren't planning a middle name but does it need one?

Thanks for your opinions

Just don't use the middle name of Lynn like someone I know did.

Lovely name

I know of parents who recently called their daughter Amber. It's lovely, and underused these days. It was definitely more popular in the early 2000s but it doesn't feel dated to me. It fits in with the current naming trend of short names with lots of vowels, but will still feel refreshing among all the Ava, Isla, Ivy's etc.

I love the name Amber, DH knew a male Amber once too. I know a few cats called Amber, only ever known one child called Amber so fairly unusual. A great choice.

We used a very similar 90s name and love it. Everyone knows it but she is only one in school.

I have a toddler Amber, so am probably bias, but I love it. She's the only young Amber we've met, and we had lots of positive comments when we first introduced her (though I imagine everyone does).

My 6 year old DD is Amber and the only one we know, she also has red hair which is a total coincidence. I've always loved it, unusual and not too common without being hard to pronounce or likely to get shortened to something altogether different. I think it also works for a baby, toddler, teenager and an adult. Only you know if you like it, as with most things, when you know, you know

I like it. You don't have to have a middle name if you don't want one.

It’s alright. Like Jade it was popular in the 90s and a bit earlier in the late 60s, 70s. In the fist iteration it was definitely boho, in the second it went downmarket.

Amber Hill sounds fine.

I really like the name Amber you don't hear it used very often

Amber Hill is a beautiful name

Amber is brill. I suggested it but oh wasn't sold.

It's absolutely not 'down market' or 'chavtastic' as some have suggested

I also don't think it's particularly 90's, there weren't any in my school, not that it would matter anyway!

I love it. Makes me think of the beautiful Amber Valletta.

I have a 29 year old amber

My DD has Amberley as her middle name - we loved Amber but it didn't flow so extended it a bit.

@motherofawhirlwind, oohh I like that.

Lovely name

I think it's boring. I have a 13 year old and 7 year old and both have had several friends called Amber. It peaked about 2000 and has been gradually falling since but remaining around the top 50 the whole time. So very overused and gradually losing popularity. But I guess lots of people like it as there are so many.

On one side I think it’s quite nice, on the other it reminds me a bit of names like Chardonnay or thr like. I’m not sure why. On balance it would be a no from me.

Most of the comments here are out of touch. I have known at least 10 little Amber's in the past 10 years. Check out the actual stats on Dark Greener. It absolutely isn't unusual or retro.

It’s nice, I know a couple of Ambers!

Personally I dislike it as it seems very dated but I don't think it sounds bad with the surname.

I know a teenage Amber. Not keen on it now. I like Saffron, not sure how that's relevant

It’s highest rank in England and Wales was around 30. Now it’s about 80th.
While I do associate it with a few decades ago it was never as popular like some names to seem so attached to a time period.

It's a really beautiful name. To me it is like Jasmine, it is very slightly dated, but it wouldn't put me off using it. If I have a red haired DD, she will be Amber.