Meaning and background
The story behind Ambrose
Ambrose comes through the Latin name Ambrosius from Greek Ambrosios, meaning “immortal”. It became familiar in Christian Europe in part through Saint Ambrose, the fourth-century bishop of Milan. That gives the name an identifiable classical and historical background, rather than a fanciful link to the word “ambition”. Ambrose has a firm two-syllable form in ordinary English and feels formal without being difficult to call.
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About Ambrose
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ambrose appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æmbɹoʊz/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/æmbɹoʊz/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 M B R OW2 Z
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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