The first name Ambroise

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About the first name Ambroise

Meaning

The name Ambroise traditionally means “immortal” or “divine”.

Historical origin

The name Ambroise comes from Greek Ambrosios, derived from ambrotos “immortal”.

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Ambroise is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:am-broizɑ̃bʁw.az

Frequency of the first name Ambroise by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ambroise by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AmbroiseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ambroise in baptisms by year.10075502501640170217641826188819501640–1644 2 baptisms1675–1679 2 baptisms1690–1694 2 baptisms1695–1699 6 baptisms1700–1704 4 baptisms1705–1709 12 baptisms1710–1714 8 baptisms1715–1719 4 baptisms1720–1724 6 baptisms1725–1729 4 baptisms1730–1734 18 baptisms1735–1739 18 baptisms1740–1744 6 baptisms1745–1749 14 baptisms1750–1754 26 baptisms1755–1759 20 baptisms1760–1764 10 baptisms1765–1769 28 baptisms1770–1774 24 baptisms1775–1779 22 baptisms1780–1784 30 baptisms1785–1789 38 baptisms1790–1794 56 baptisms1795–1799 100 baptisms1800–1804 60 baptisms1805–1809 96 baptisms1810–1814 68 baptisms1815–1819 76 baptisms1820–1824 92 baptisms1825–1829 98 baptisms1830–1834 78 baptisms1835–1839 42 baptisms1840–1844 52 baptisms1845–1849 92 baptisms1850–1854 62 baptisms1855–1859 74 baptisms1860–1864 34 baptisms1865–1869 32 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 36 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 24 baptisms1890–1894 8 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms

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