Ambrose (given name)

Ambrose is a given name. It is derived from Greek ambrosios, meaning (belonging to) immortal(s), god-like; cf. ambrosia, food of gods. Notable people with the name include:
 * St Ambrose of Milan
 * St. Ambrose Traversari, also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli, (1386–1439), Italian monk and theologian
 * Ambrose Akinmusire (born 1982), Nigerian-American jazz trumpeter
 * Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), American author
 * Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), American general and namesake of sideburns
 * Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini (1968–2020), Swazi politician and businessman
 * Ambrose Gaines IV (born 1959), American swimmer better known as Rowdy Gaines
 * Ambrose K. Hutchison (1856–1932), Hawaiian resident leader of the leper settlement of Kalaupapa
 * Ambrose O'Brien (1885–1968), Canadian industrialist
 * Ambrose Page (1723–1791), Rhode Island admiralty judge who declined appointment as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
 * Ambrose Small (1863–1919), Canadian theatre magnate
 * Ambrose Tarrant (1866–1938), Australian cricketer
 * Ambrose Parry, pseudonym of Scottish authors Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman

Amby

 * Amby Burfoot (born 1946), American long-distance runner and journalist
 * Amby Fogarty (1933–2016), Irish footballer
 * Amby McConnell (1883–1942), American baseball player
 * Amby Paliwoda (1909–1999), American animator