Ambrose

From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæmbɹoʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæmbɹəʊz/
• Hyphenation: Am‧brose

Ambrose

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A city in Coffee County, Georgia.
4. A city and village in North Dakota.
5. A town in Queensland, Australia.

• 1951, Rosamond Du Jardin, Class Ring, Lippincott, page 140:

  Take poor Brose, who was actually christened Ambrose. A thing like that could simply warp a person's life, if he wasn't a good enough fighter to make the other kids start calling him by some nickname at an early age.

• Boersma