Ambrose

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Ambrose

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Ambrose is the English form of a Greek name, Ambrosios, meaning “Immortal.”

History:
Ambrose, the English name, comes from the Old French version of a Late Latin name, Ambrosius, from the Greek Ambrosios. Although it was the name of several early saints (early Christians liked the connotations of immortality) the name was never common in England, rarely found after the 12th and 13th centuries (though it was popular in Ireland). Ambrose occured slightly more often in the United States due (probably) to Civil War hero Ambrose Burnside (1824-1881).

Pronunciation: am-bross.

Diminutives:
Czech: Broz, Brozek.
English: Nam.
Italian: Brogio.
Polish: Mroz, Mrozek.

Alternates:
Catalan: Ambrós.
Czech: Ambroz.
Dutch: Ambrosius.
French: Ambroise.
Greek: Ambrosios.
Hungarian: Ambróz, Ambrus.
Irish Gaelic: Ambrós.
Italian: Ambrogio.
Latin: Ambrosius.
Polish: Ambrozy.
Portuguese: Ambrosio.
Spanish: Ambrosio.
Welsh: Emrys.

Surnames:
Irish: Mac Ambrois, McCambridge.

Feminine: Ambrosine.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Ambrose (12th century)
Norman poet. Minstrel of Richard I of England.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti (?-1348)
Italian painter.
Ambrose Thomas (1811-1896)
French composer.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
American satiric writer.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius (5th century)
Roman philosopher.
Ambrogio Calepino (1550-1510)
Italian lexicographer.

Military:
Ambrogio de Filippo, Marquéss de Spinola (1569-1630)
Italian-born Spanish soldier.
Ambrose Burnside (1824-1881)
American soldier.
Ambrose Hill (1825-1865)
American Confederate soldier.

Religious Figures:
Saint Ambrose (Ambrosius) (339-397)
Teacher and Bishop of Milan.
Ambrose of Camaldoli (Ambrogio Camaldolese) (1386-1439)
Italian translator and diplomat.

Scientists:
Ambroise Paré (1510-1590)
French pioneering surgeon.
Ambrose Swasey (1846-1937)
American mechanical engineer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.004 % named Ambrose

Popularity of Ambrose:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 208th most popular.
1875: 262nd most popular.
1900-1910: 358th most popular.
1910-1920: 394th most popular.
1920-1930: 550th most popular.
1930-1940: 711th most popular.
1940-1950: 868th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

Popularity of Ambroise:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 199th most popular.
1908: 166th most popular.
1910: N/A
1912: 174th most popular.
1920: 180th most popular.
1928: 195th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A