What does Ambrose mean?

Ambrose means "immortal, divine"

How do we pronounce Ambrose?

Ambrose \am-bro-se, amb-r-ose\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ambrose is sometimes used as a name girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is AEMBRow-Z 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ambrose: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Ambrose?

Ambrose is largely used in the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Derived from the element 'ambrosios' which means immortal, divine. Ambrosios (Old Greek) and Ambrosius (Latin) are older forms of Ambrose. The name was borne by Saint Ambrosius of Milan (334-340), a 4th-century bishop and one of the doctors of the early Church. The name was also borne by the 5th-century British leader Ambrosius Aurelianus, the historical basis for the legendary King Arthur himself. The name has been generally used by English speakers since the 11th century; it has been more popular in Roman Catholic Ireland than in England. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. The name short names for Ambrosia (English and German) is the female equivalent of Ambrose. The name Ambrose is widely used; it has 30 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English include Ambe name variations, short names for Ambey, meaning of Ambi, Ambroeus definition, Ambrosia name variations, what does the name Ambrosios mean, Ambrós definition, and nicknames for Emrys (used in Welsh as well). The contractions Am name and name Brose meaning, and the pet forms Ambie meaning and origin and Amby meaning of name are other English variants. Foreign variants of Ambrose include Ambroggio definition (Italian), Ambrogio name popularity (Italian), name Ambroise origin (French), name Ambros meaning (German), nicknames for Ambrosi (Italian), name Ambrosio origin (Portuguese and Spanish), nicknames for Ambrosius (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), name Ambrossij origin (Russian), Ambroz name (Czech), nicknames for Ambrozy (Polish), Ambròs name (Catalan), nicknames for Ambróz (Hungarian), Ambrus meaning of name (Hungarian), what does the name Brogio mean (Italian), name Broz origin (Czech), what does the name Brozek mean (Czech), Mroz meaning (Polish), and what does the name Mrozek mean (Polish).

The following famous people share the name Ambrose:

  • Author Ambrose Bierce, born 24 June 1842, Meigs County, Ohio
  • Bandleader Benjamin (Bert) Ambrose, born Benjamin Baruch Ambrose, 15 September 1896 - 11 June 1971, London, England.

List of baby names that sound like Ambrose:

Ambroeus name variations, Ambros name (German), Ambroz meaning and origin (Czech), Ambrus pronounciation (Hungarian), name Ambrosi meaning (Italian), name Ambrosio (Portuguese and Spanish), name Ambrossij meaning (Russian), Ambrozy meaning (Polish), nicknames for Ambròs (Catalan), Ambrós meaning and origin, name Ambróz (Hungarian), Ambroggio meaning and origin (Italian), name Ambrogio origin (Italian), Ambrosia pronounciation, short names for Ambrosios, and short names for Ambrosius (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian).

The baby name Ambrose fun facts:

The name Ambrose in reverse order is "Esorbma".

The numerological value of the name Ambrose is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ambrose?

Ambrose is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames