Ambrose

Latin

"immortal"

Ambrose Origin and Meaning

The name Ambrose is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "immortal".

Gentle but grandiose and beloved by British novelists including Evelyn Waugh and P. G. Wodehouse, Ambrose was a fast rising name in 2022. Entering the UK Top 1000 for the first time and proving popular among Nameberry users, its elegance, softness, and vintage style means it fits in with popular Theodore, Sebastian, and Jeremiah.

With an air of blooming well-being, Ambrose feels a bit upper-class, a little posh, but not too stuffy. It comes from the same Greek root as 'ambrosia', the food of the gods, said to confer immortality.

Ambrose was the name of one of the important doctors of the early Christian church, the fourth century St. Ambrose. It also belonged to one of the four great Latin teachers of Christianity, who also developed the use of music in church services. TV fanatics might be interested to know that in 1961, Ambrose was designated the patron saint of educational television by Pope John XXII.

One thing that might given some parents pause is the problem of finding a nickname for the stately Ambrose. Ami? Bro? Amby? They might work for some, but other options include the stylish Bo, the literary Bram, the sweet Ro, or even the unexpected and unisex Rose.

Ambrose Rank in US Top 1000

# 789 in the US

Ambrose Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 66 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ambrose

• 789 US 2023
• 66 Nameberry 2025
• 480 Unique 2018
• 892 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Ambrose

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Ambrose.

• Magnus
• Alistair
• Dorian
• Alastair
• Florian
• Lysander
• Remus
• Cedric
• Augustus
• Ignatius
• Percival
• Aurelius
• Lucien
• Leander
• Lazarus
• Cassius
• Lucian
• Lucius
• Caspian
• Casper

Famous People Named Ambrose

• Saint Ambrose 4th century archbishop of Milan, patron of learning and Patron Saint of bees & beekeeping
• Ambrose Bierce author
• Ambrose E. Burnside American Civil War general
• Ambrose Price Canadian HGTV personality
• Ambrose Olsen American model
• Ambrose Powell Hill Jr American Civil War general
• Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines an Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Ambrose Kenny Smith, Australian musician ,King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

The name Ambrose in Pop Culture

• Ambrose Monk Adrian Monk's brother on TV series "Monk"
• Ambrose Silk in Evelyn Waugh's Put Out More Flags (1942; "portrait of the homosexual eccentric and writer, Brian Howard")
• Ambrose "Jackass" Jakis character in "The Kingkiller Chronicles" by Patrick Rothfuss
• Ambrose Spike a hedgehog in the book "Redwall," by Brian Jacques
• Ambrose Chappell/Ambrose Chapel a person and a place in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much
• Ambrose character on American Horror Story: My Roanoke nightimare
• Ambrose Spellman character from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Lord Ambrose D'Arcy character in the 1962 film The Phantom of the Opera
• Ambrose a squirrel in the book "Fleabee's Fortune" by Robin Jarvis

International Variations of the name Ambrose

• Ambrogio Italian
• Ambroise French
• Emrys Welsh
• Ambrós Irish Gaelic
• Ambrosio Portuguese
• Ambrus Hungarian
• Ambrosi Italian
• Ambrosius Swedish