At a Glance
- 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
UM-berIPA /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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