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Berenikis:
Greece, (A historic reference to a blonde-haired queen Berenice II, wife of king Tolomeo Eurgete)
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Bernstein:
Germany (meaning stone that burns)
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Borostyan:
Hungarian and Ukranian
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Burshtinen:
Yiddish, used as an adjective
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Bursztyn:
Poland
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Captured
Sunshine,
(Poetic)
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Chihlinbar:
Romanian
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Ching
Peh:
Thai
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Elektron:
Latin (Ancient Greek, possibly meaning 'bright material'; more
accurately due to negative electrical charge acquired by friction; a basis for our word 'electricity')
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Fehg:
China
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Fossil Resin:
Standard term
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Freja's Tears:
Poetic, Nordic
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Fuling:
China
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Fung Chi:
China
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Gintaras:
Lithuania
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Ghashmal:
Hebrew (Say it quick and someone may say "Bless you")
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Glessum, Glesum: (Per E. Ragazzi, ancient German term, reported by Latin author Tacito; English term 'glass' possibly evolved from this)
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Hardene Honey:
(Poetic)
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Harpaks:
Ancient Syria
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Hsiang P'o:
China
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Hu Po:
China, Poetic term - 'Tiger's Soul'
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Huh P'o:
China , Poetic term - 'Tears of the Tiger'
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Jantar:
Poland
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Kah Ruba:
India
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Kahroba:
Arabic (it means raw rubber)
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Karabe:
Ancient Italian: taken from Arabic term meaining "material that attracts straw", alluding to the electrostatic properties of amber
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Kehribar:
Turkey
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Kehruba:
Turkey (poetic meaning of 'straw thief')
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Kao Li:
China
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Kohaku:
Japan
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Langurium, Lyncurium:
Latin, from lincurio meaning 'urine of lynx' - formerly believed as condensed urine of Lynx & also associated with Liguria, a region of Italy where amber was supposed to be found.
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Merevaik:
Estonia
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Ming P'o:
China
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Nan P'o:
China
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Nka
Pa:
African (Ashanti Tribe)
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Gold:
(Poetic)
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Petrified Light:
(Poetic)
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Poh She:
Tibet
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Pterygophon:
(Ancient Greek, meaning 'material that attracts feathers',
referring to electrostatic properties of amber)
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Rav:
India
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Retinite: (Minerological name for amber NOT containing succinic acid)
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Sacrium:
Ancient Scizia from the Jutland region we now know as Denmark
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Sea Gold:
(Poetic)
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Sekal:
Egyptian
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Shih Chien:
China
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Soukinos:
ancient Greek for amber (juice) deriving from Latin
succinum
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Sot:
Armenian
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Succina
(ambar is another):
Spanish
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Succinite: Mineralogical name of amber
fromBaltic, since succininc acid is contained therein
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Succino:
Ancient Italian, translation of succinum
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Succinum:
Latin (Meaning 'juice')
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Sun Tears:
Poetic
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Sung Chi:
China
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Tears of the Heliades:
Poetic, Greek
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Tiger's Soul:
Poetic, Asian
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Trnagrahin:
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Tun Mou:
China, Viet Nam
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Hobak:
Korea
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Yantar:
Russia, Bielorus, Ukraine, etc.
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Yainitar:
Phoenicia
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