Ambrosia - Meaning of Ambrosia

What does Ambrosia mean?

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Ambrosia

[ 4 syll. am-bro-sia, amb-ros-ia ] The baby girl name Ambrosia is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced aa-MBROWSiy-aa- or aeMBROWZ-ah- †. Ambrosia has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in English and German. It is derived from the word ambrosios which is of the meaning 'immortal, divine'. In Greek mythology, ambrosia was the food and elixir of the gods and immortals. The name has been in use since the 16th century. Ambrosia is the feminine equivalent of the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Ambrose.

Ambrosia has 16 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Ambrosa, Ambrose, Ambrosiah, Ambrosina (also used in German), Ambrosine (also used in French), Ambrosyn, Ambrosyna, Ambrotosa, Ambrozin, Ambrozyn, Ambrozyna, Ambrozyne, Ambruslne, Amhrosine, and Brosia. The French Ambrozine is a form of Ambrosia that is used in foreign languages.

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Ambrosia is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Ambrosia include Amberia, Ambrosiah, Anbarasi, Amberise, Ambra, Ambrosa, Ambrose, and Ampara.

† Pronunciation for Ambrosia: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; 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)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"