Ambrose

American  

[am-brohz] / ˈæm broʊz /

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.

2. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”

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Ambrose British  

/ ˈæmbrəʊz /

noun

1. Saint. ?340–397 _ad , bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4

2. Curtly (ˈkɜːtlɪ). born 1963, Antiguan cricketer; played for the West Indies 1987–2000

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Other Word Forms

• Ambrosian adjective

Example Sentences

“Even though it’s much more rare, the mortality rate for men is 19% higher for breast cancer than for women,” says Ambrose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Irish broadcaster RTÉ is reporting Ambrose Patrick McMullen, aged 59, from Cootehill in County Cavan, was one of the two people killed.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

In an article for Smithsonian magazine, historian Stephen E. Ambrose notes that amid all the contradictions of his personal life, Jefferson never relinquished his idealism about all men being created equal:

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2025

For a while, Ambrose doesn’t say a word.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott