Given name & surname
Ambrosius
“resembling the jewel; a warm honey color”
In German use, Ambrosius is a variant of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Ambrosius is a variant of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
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Where it comes from
In German use, Ambrosius is a variant of Amber. An origin associated with Amber is Arabic. Ambrosius is a variant of Ambrose. An origin associated with Ambrose is Late Latin.
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The story
In German use, Ambrosius is a variant of Amber. The history of Amber gives this family its wider story. Amber began appearing as a given name toward the end of the nineteenth century. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel Forever Amber later helped bring it wider attention.
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Ambrosius’s family of names
In German usage, Ambrosius has a short form in Amber. In German usage, Ambrosius has a later derivative in BROSIUS. Ambrosius has a related form in Ambrose.
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Around the world
Ambrosius has relatives in 15 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ambershort form · German
- Ambrosevariant · English
- Ambrosvariant · German
- Brazauskasdiminutive · Lithuanian
- Brusiladiminutive · Finnish
- Broscheitvariant · German
- Proskevariant · German
- Proschkevariant · German
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Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ambrosius
- Ambrosius BosschaertFlemish-Dutch flower painter (1573-1621)
- Ambrosius HolbeinGerman artist (1494-1519)
- Ambrosius BensonItalian painter (c.1500-1550)1495–1550
- Ambrosius HubrechtDutch zoologist (1853–1915)
- Ambrosius StubDanish poet (1705-1758)
- Ambrosius BrueghelFlemish painter (1617-1675)
- Amvrosius ParashkevovBulgarian metropolitan bishop (1942-2020)
- Ambrose GudkoRussian Orthodox bishop and saint1868–1918
- Ambrosius LobwasserGerman jurist, writer and translator (1515-1585)
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