Ambrose - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. am-bro-se, amb-r-ose ] The boy name Ambrose is pronounced as AEMBROWZ ^KEY. Ambrose is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Derived from the element 'ambrosios' which means immortal, divine. Ambrosios (Old Greek) and Ambrosius (Latin) are original 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 Ambrosia (English and German) is the female equivalent of Ambrose.

Ambrose has 22 variants, which are mainly used in other languages. Variants of Ambrose include Ambroggio (Italian), Ambrogio (Italian), Ambroise (French), Ambros (German), Ambrosio (Portuguese and Spanish), Ambrosius (Dutch and German), Ambrossij (Russian), Ambroz (Czech), Ambrozy (Polish), Ambròs (Catalan), Ambróz (Hungarian), Ambrus (Hungarian), Brogio (Italian), Broz (Czech), Brozek (Czech), Emrys (Welsh), Mroz (Polish), and Mrozek (Polish).

Ambrose is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1901, 0.030% of baby boys were given the name Ambrose. Its ranking then was #294. The baby name has since steeply declined in popularity, and is now of irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Ambrose was nonetheless the most widely used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Ambrose include Ambroz (Czech), Ambróz (Hungarian), Ambroise (French), Ambros (German), Ambròs (Catalan), Ambrus (Hungarian), Ambrossij (Russian), Ambrozy (Polish), Ambroggio (Italian), Ambrogio (Italian), Ambrosio (Portuguese and Spanish), and Ambrosius (Dutch and German).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Ambrose: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"

Details of famous persons named 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.

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