Giotto

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Possibly from Ambrogiotto, a diminutive of AMBROGIO. This name was borne by Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), an Italian painter and architect.

AMBROGIO   male   Italian
Italian form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).
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.
FULL FORMS
ITALIAN: Ambrogio
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Ambrosios, Ambrosius
CROATIAN: Ambrozije
CZECH: Ambrož
DUTCH: Ambroos, Broos
ENGLISH: Ambrose
FRENCH: Ambroise
GEORGIAN: Ambrosi
HUNGARIAN: Ambrus
ITALIAN: Ambrogino
LIMBURGISH: Broos
POLISH: Ambroży
PORTUGUESE: Ambrósio
SLOVENE: Ambrož
SPANISH: Ambrosio
WELSH: Emrys
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Ambrosia
ENGLISH: Ambrosine