Comments for the name Amethyst

There is an ancient Greek name, Amethystos. A Tegeat of the 2nd century.

Amethyst was one of the 12 stones in the breastplate of the Hebrew high priest in Exodus 28:19. The Jewish name for the stone, "ahlamah", was derived from the word "halam", which means "to dream." It was supposed that wearing an amethyst while one slept would cause one to dream.

In the early Renaissance, the amethyst was believed to prevent evil thoughts. Not only that, the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that the amethyst would prevent intoxication.

This is one of my nicknames. I don't know why Nate calls me this sometimes but he does.

This is my sister's name. (Our dad is a geologist.) We call her Amy for short.

As girls tend to do, I have thought about what I would name my children since I was young. I thought of this name when I was in high school and still really like it (8 years later). The precious stone is such a beautiful purple and my favorite jewel. I also thought that she can be called "Amey" for short (with the "a" sounding like that in "apple").

Amethyst is February's birthstone. It's such a pretty color, not lavender but not purple, sort of in between.

I love this name, it's so exotic.

I love this name, it's pretty and exotic sounding.

Exotic. :) And I love the color purple.

I like the gemstone Amethyst, the color purple, and the name Amethyst. This name is just great!

I think this is a name that is as beautiful as its gemstone.

Since the Amethyst happens to be my birthstone, I think it sounds lovely as a name. The name might be a little "out there", but on the right person, it could probably work very well.

In the book "The Ordinary Princess", this is the ordinary princess' name. All the princess' are named after jewels. She goes by Amy though.

I think this name has a kind of mythical beauty, though it's meaning is kind of funny.

No offence, but personally I don't understand people who name their children after things. Stones, in this case. Name your other kids Diamond, Sapphire and Ruby, and you have a fine jewellery set.

Considering it's my birthstone, I do kind of like it. However, it's a bit of a mouthful, and the meaning is just plain hilarious. "Not drunk". I seriously almost fell out of my chair laughing at that. Plus, I can't help but wonder how ironic it'd be if a girl called Amethyst was an alcoholic.

This is the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's real name. Amethyst Amelia Kelly. And she's just as beautiful as her name, unf. Y'all should download her free album Ignorant Art, forrealz mang.