Given name & surname · also Latin
Bross
“to sprout, bud”
Bross is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Middle High German.
Original GermanAmbrosius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bross goes back to Middle High German brossen, meaning “to sprout, bud.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bross comes from Latin, and ultimately from Middle High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Bross as a surname developed from Ambrosius.
Bross’s family of names
In English usage, Bross as a surname developed from Ambrosius. In German usage, Bross as a surname has a related form in Ambrosius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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