![]() | AMBROSE male English From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal". Saint Ambrose was a 4th-century theologian and bishop of Milan, who is considered a Doctor of the Church. Due to the saint, the name came into general use in Christian Europe, though it was never particularly common in England. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Ambrosios, Ambrosius |
| CROATIAN: Ambrozije |
| CZECH: Ambrož |
| DUTCH: Ambroos |
| ENGLISH: Ambrose |
| FRENCH: Ambroise |
| GEORGIAN: Ambrosi |
| ITALIAN: Ambrogio |
| POLISH: Ambroży |
| PORTUGUESE: Ambrósio |
| SLOVENE: Ambrož |
| SPANISH: Ambrosio |
| WELSH: Emrys |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| DUTCH: Broos |
| ITALIAN: Ambrogino, Giotto |
| LIMBURGISH: Broos |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Ambrosia |
| ENGLISH: Ambrosine |