ambrose

Am·brose
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/ˈæmbɹəʊz/US/ˈæmbɹoʊz/

noun

A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).

OriginAncient Greek ἀμβρόσιος →
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Meanings

ambrose1

noun
  1. A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia (Dysphania botrys).

    Stachys semeth to Gesner to be the herbe that we cal in english Ambrose , & I deni not but that it may be a kynde of it. Howe be it I haue sene the true Italian staches, whiche hath narower and whyter leaues then Ambrose hath.

    1548, William Turner, The Names of Herbes

Ambrose2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    Connor Barron, Kelle Roos and Anthony Stewart will all leave Aberdeen this summer but the Dons have signed defender Gavin Molloy and forward Peter Ambrose.

    2024 June 14, “Barron to leave but Aberdeen sign Molloy and Ambrose”, in BBC Sport, retrieved 03 Sep 2026
  3. A city in Coffee County, Georgia.
  4. A city and village in North Dakota.
  5. A town in Queensland, Australia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμβρόσιος“immortal, divine”
  2. EnglishAmbrose

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀμβρόσιος
  • Ἀμβρόσιος (Ambrósios)male given name
Bulgarian Амвросий
  • Амвросий (Amvrosij)male given name
Catalan Ambròs
  • Ambròsmale given name
Czech Ambrož
  • Ambrožmale given name
Dutch Ambrosius
  • Ambrosiusmale given name
Esperanto Ambrozio
  • Ambroziomale given name
Estonian Ambrosius
  • Ambrosiusmale given name
Finnish Ambrosius, Rossi
  • Ambrosiusmale given name
  • Rossimale given name
French Ambroise
  • Ambroisemale given name
German Ambrosius, Ambros
  • Ambrosiusmale given name
  • Ambrosmale given name
Greek Αμβρόσιος
  • Αμβρόσιος (Amvrósios)male given name
Hungarian Ambrus
  • Ambrusmale given name
Irish Ambrós
  • Ambrósmale given name
Italian Ambrogio
  • Ambrogiomale given name
Latin Ambrosius
  • Ambrosiusmale given name
Polish Ambroży
  • Ambrożymale given name
Portuguese Ambrósio
  • Ambrósiomale given name
Romanian Ambrozie
  • Ambroziemale given name
Russian Амвро́сий
  • Амвро́сий (Amvrósij)male given name
Slovak Ambróz
  • Ambrózmale given name
Spanish Ambrosio
  • Ambrosiomale given name
Vietnamese Ambrôsiô
  • Ambrôsiômale given name
Welsh Emrys
  • Emrysmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ambrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrose

MLA

“ambrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambrose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambrose.

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