ambrose
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Ambrose¹
- /ˈæmbɹoʊz/ US
- /ˈæmbɹəʊz/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”). Compare Athanasius.
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 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.
- A city in Coffee County, Georgia.
- A city and village in North Dakota.
- A town in Queensland, Australia.
ambrose²
- /ˈæmbɹəʊz/
noun
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hans, yiu, ambroise, khan, alfred, chinese, yong, wing, hon, han, halla, ambrosial, heavenly, divine, delectable, delicious
Translations
Talk about this word "ambrose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ambrose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ambrose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ambrose "ambrose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ambrose.Cite this
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title = {ambrose},
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