Emrys

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Welsh form of AMBROSE. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to create the character of Merlin, who he called Merlinus Ambrosius or Myrddin Emrys.

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
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Broos
ITALIAN: Ambrogino, Giotto
LIMBURGISH: Broos
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Ambrosia
ENGLISH: Ambrosine