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 |
HUNGARIAN: Ambrus |
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 |