Name profile

Ambrose

masculine

91First-name usabilityHighly workable

Evidence coverageLimited

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It comes from the Greek word for "not mortal," the same root behind ambrosia, the mythical food of the gods, and was carried into wide use by Saint Ambrose of Milan.

Why it works

English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

What to know

pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics

Popularity

Uncommon — #735 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Ambrose means Ambrose means "immortal," a name built to last.

Documented origin: It comes from the Greek word for "not mortal," the same root behind ambrosia, the mythical food of the gods, and was carried into wide use by Saint Ambrose of Milan.

Well supportedTraced to a root word or element rather than a single, direct historical gloss.

How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishEnglish pronunciation: consistent with standard reading rules.deterministic phonetic analysis

TurkishEnglish reading conventions often soften or drop a trailing "-e"; Turkish is pronounced letter-by-letter, so Turkish speakers are likely to voice that final syllable clearly where English speakers may not.deterministic phonetic analysis

GermanEnglish reading conventions often soften or drop a trailing "-e"; German is pronounced letter-by-letter, so German speakers are likely to voice that final syllable clearly where English speakers may not.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Popularity without panic

Uncommon — #735 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.

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