Worldwide, Ambrose (Ambrose 
, Амброз 
, אמברוז 
) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The first name Ambrose is habitual in Eswatini, where it is quite a common masculine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom feminine name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, the United States, and Tanzania. Also, Ambrose is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ambrose | Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, United States, Tanzania |
| Амброз | Ukraine, Russia |
| אמברוז | Israel |
Ambrose is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ambrose Monk , the fictional character from the television series Monk; Ambrose , character in The Robber Kitten; Ambrose Swif , the musical character in the musical Little Nellie Kelly by George M. Cohan; a society detective; Ambrose Kemper , the musical character in the musical Hello, Dolly! by Jerry Herman and Ambrose , among other works.
| ambrose d’évreux French poet and chronicler, FR (b. 1200) |
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ambrose dudley English nobleman and general, GB (b. 1520) |
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| ambrose cave British politician (b. 1503) |
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| ambrose jermyn Peerage person ID=174881 (b. 1511) |
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ambrose thelwall nobleman (b. 1570) |
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ambrose rookwood English conspirator, GB (b. 1578) |
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ambrose barlow English Benedictine martyr, GB (b. 1585) |
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| ambrose button (?c.1549-aft.1608) of Alton Priors, Wilts.; later of Buckland, Hants (b. 1549) |
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| ambrose bellott English Member of Parliament (c1561-1637) (b. 1561) |
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| ambrose rous English politician, of Edmerston, Devon, and later of Halton, Cornwall (b. 1570) |
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| ambrose barcroft (1574-1648) (b. 1574) |
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| ambrose turvile English Member of Parliament (1581-1628) (b. 1581) |
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| ambrose ussher Irish biblical scholar (b. 1582) |
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| sir ambrose browne, 1st baronet English politician (b. 1588) |
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| ambrose manaton English politician (b. 1589) |
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