Given name & surname
Ambrogio
“immortal”
Ambrogio is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ambrogio goes back to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος, meaning “immortal.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ambrogio is a variant of Ambrose. An origin associated with Ambrose is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Ambrogio developed from Ambrosius.
Ambrogio’s family of names
In Italian usage, Ambrogio has a diminutive in AMBROSINI. Ambrogio shares a linguistic root with Ambrose. In Italian usage, Ambrogio has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Ambrosio.
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Around the world
Ambrogio has relatives in 11 languages.
17 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ambrosevariant · English
- Giottodiminutive · Italian
- Ambrosinidiminutive · Italian
- Brogioshort form
- Dambruosovariant · Italian
- Dambrosiovariant · Italian
- D'Ambrosiovariant · Italian
- D'Ambrogiovariant · Italian
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Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- EmrysWelsh
- AmbrosGerman
- AmbrosioSpanish, Portuguese
- ΑμβρόσιοςGreek
- AmbroiseFrench
- AmbrożyPolish
- Ambrosiusroot · German, Latin
- Ambrosiequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ambrogio
- Ambrogio LorenzettiItalian painter (1290-1348)
- Ambrogio SpinolaItalian general (1569–1630)
- Ambrogio ContariniVenetian noble, merchant and diplomat1429–1499
- Ambrose TraversariItalian monk and theologian (1386–1439)
- Ambrogio CalepinoItalian lexicographer1435–1510
- Ambrogio MorelliItalian road bicycle racer (1905–2000)
- AmbroiseNorman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade1200–1101
- Ambrose of AlexandriaChristian saint and theologian (died c.250)200–251
- Ambrogio BergognoneItalian Renaissance painter1453–1522
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