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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Ambrose m. Greek ἀμβρόσιος 'immortal, divine'.

The name of a 3rd C saint, a 4th C archbishop of Milan, a 5th C Romano-British war leader who later was identified with King Arthur, and a 14th C Italian saint.

The Welsh form is Emrys.

Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Ambrosius BoonenGes p. 387
Croatia
Croatian
● 1597 Ambros Susedgrad1597 p. 29, Ambrosius ibid. p. 29, Iambros ibid. p. 29, Iambrws ibid. p. 29, Iamres ibid. p. 29
◑ 1597 Iambrek Susedgrad1597 p. 29, Iambrich ibid. p. 29, Iambrych ibid. p. 29
Czech Republic
Middle High German
● 1373 Ambrosius (nom) Rössler1 102
England
Latin
● 1567 Ambrosius (nom) Chst-1 p. 11
Early Modern English
● 1530 Ambrose LIWill-III p. 87; 1546 Ambros BarnstapleBap p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 5; 1547 Ambros ibid. p. 6; 1557 Ambrose bruton1 p. 109; 1560 Ambros StAnthonlin p. 13; 1561 Ambros ibid. p. 14; 1563 Ambros ibid. p. 15; 1577 Ambrose SaxhamSf p. 3; 1580 Amberus ibid. p. 39; 1585 Ambrose COmar-vol2 p. 49; 1586 Ambros StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587 Ambrose HAmar-vol9 p. 139, Ambrosse bruton1 p. 47; 1590 Ambrose ibid. p. 50; 1591 Ambrose HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1592 Ambrose HWCP2 p. 12; 1593 Ambrose DEmar-vol2 p. 26; 1595 Ambrose bruton1 p. 54; 1597 Ambrose DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597/8 Ambrose bruton1 p. 56; 1598 Ambrose ibid. p. 125; 1599 Ambrose DEmar-vol2 p. 41, RegGorton p. 1
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1437 Brosyus BbRT p. 360; 1592 Brosius Tiik1977 p. 285, Roeß ibid. p. 285, Rose ibid. p. 285
Early Modern Swedish
◑ 1584 Broß (nom) Hiiumaa p. 290; 1587 Brose (nom) ibid. p. 192; 1599 Broos (nom) ibid. p. 105
France
Middle French
● 1392 Ambrois MemBret-II col. 600, Ambroys ibid. col. 601
◑ 1423 Ambroisin favier 363
Germany
Latin
● 1540 Ambrosius (nom) quix-vol1 p. 58
Italy
Latin
● 967 Ambrosius (nom) RCI-Cam1 3; 1236 Ambrosii (gen) TirNot1 10; 1265x1339 Ambrosii (gen) BBC-Berg 146; 1278 Ambrosius (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1281 Ambrosius (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1282 Ambrosius (nom) ibid. p. XLVIII; 1368 Ambrosii (gen) Livi 221; 1376 Ambroxio (abl) DouGen1 p. 18, Ambroxius (nom) ibid. p. 216; 1464 Ambrosius (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Ambrosius (nom) DSF p. 59, 47; 1527 Ambrosij (gen) Rome1527 p. 87, Ambrosius (nom) ibid. p. 84
Italian
● 1490 Ambrosio VitAs2 I; 1513x1521 Ambrogio LeoX p. 34, Ambrosio ibid. p. 29, Ambroxo ibid. p. 34
Latvia
Latin
● 1289 Ambrosius (nom) RigSB 18; 1290 Ambrosii (gen) ibid. 617, Ambrosius (nom) ibid. 21; 1292 Ambrosio (dat) ibid. 658; 1296 Ambrosius (nom) ibid. 791
◑ 1314 Brosius (nom) RigSB 209
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Ambros valencia1510 3306
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1402 Ambrosius (nom) SDHK no. 15897
Switzerland
Early New High German
● 1555 Ambrosum (acc) MHCG2 336
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ambrose". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Ambrose.