Umber: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Umber – Meaning: a natural brown earth pigment, from words meaning 'shadow' (or Umbria) – Origin: French and Italian, from Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: UM-ber


Umber is a French and Italian, from Latin boy's name meaning “a natural brown earth pigment, from words meaning 'shadow' (or Umbria)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Umber

Meaning: A natural brown earth pigment, from words meaning 'shadow' (or Umbria).

Origin: French and Italian, from Latin.

How to Pronounce Umber

Phonetic: UM-ber   IPA: /ˈʌmbər/

Popularity of Umber

Umber doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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