How do you pronounce Ambrós?

Ambrós is pronounced “AM-bross”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Ambrós mean?

Ambrós means from Greek ambrosios, 'immortal, divine'.

Is Ambrós a boy's or a girl's name?

Ambrós is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Ambrós spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Ambrose. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Ambrós

“AM-bross”

from Greek ambrosios, 'immortal, divine'

Ambrose

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

After the great bishop of Milan and Doctor of the Church. Woulfe notes it was never very common in Ireland.

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