Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  • proper noun A surname of uncertain origin.
  • proper noun A female given name.
  • proper noun A ruined city in Rajasthan, India.

Etymologies

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From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عنبر (anbar, "amber")

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From a form of the Hindi आसमान (āsmān, "the heavens").

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  • Always thought of this as a stripper name. No offense to any virtuous ladies out there with this name.

    December 17, 2017