# Ambrose

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæmbɹoʊz/ · frequency rank #15,566

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A city in Coffee County, Georgia.
4. A city and village in North Dakota.
5. A town in Queensland, Australia.

## Etymology
From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”). Compare Athanasius.

## Easily confused with
- **arose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ambrose-vs-arose)
- **ambrosia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ambrose-vs-ambrosia)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abmrose`, `ambbrose`, `amborse`, `ambroes`, `ambrosse`, `ambrrose`, `ambrsoe`, `ammbrose`, `amrbose`, `mabrose`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ambrose