Girl · Persian (from Arabic ʿanbar) · Muslim
Ambreen
عنبرینSay it um-BREEN
- Meaning today
- Fragrant, like ambergris
- Original meaning
- "of ambergris; having its colour or scent" Steingass, p. 870
- Say it
- um-BREEN
- Written
- عنبرین
- Other spellings
- Anbreen, Ambrin, Amberin
Ambreen
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Ambreen meaning
Ambreen (عنبرین) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (from Arabic ʿanbar).
Of ambergris; having its colour or scent
Also used to mean: fragrant, like ambergris
Ambreen (عنبرین) is Persian ʿambarīn, an adjective made from ʿanbar, ambergris. Steingass' Persian dictionary defines it as "of ambergris", having its colour or its scent, and quotes the poets' ʿambarīn-sumbul, ambergris-scented hyacinth, for a beloved's curls. He also records ʿambarīna, a perfume of ambergris, musk and aloes-wood worn as an ornament by women. Name lists give Ambreen as "fragrant" or "like ambergris". It is a girl's name used by Urdu-speaking families in India and Pakistan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 870 · entry ʿambarīn (عنبرين) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, ʿambarīn / ʿambarīna, p. 870 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ʿanbar, Book I p. 2168 (TEI text)
Spellings
Ambreen · Anbreen · Ambrin · Amberin