Amvrosy () is a Russian Christian male first name. It is derived from Greek ambrosios, meaning (belonging to) immortal(s), god-like; cf. ambrosia, food of gods. Abrosim () is a colloquial variant of this first name. Other variants include colloquial and Old Church Slavonic Ambrosy (); additional colloquial variants include Afrosim (), Ofrosim (), Abrosy (), Avrosim (), Obrosim (), Ambros (), Abros (), and Obros (). The diminutives of "Amvrosy" include Abrosya (), Amvroska (), and Rosya ().
The patronymics derived from "Amvrosy" are ""/"" (Amvrosiyevich/Amvrosyevich; masculine) and ""/"" (Amvrosiyevna/Amvrosyevna; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Abrosim" are "" (Abrosimovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (Abrosimych), and "" (Abrosimovna; feminine). Those with the name include:
Amvrosy Buchma (1891–1957), Soviet actor and director Amvrosy Metlinsky (1814–1870), Ukrainian poet and ethnographer
See also Ambrose (given name) Ambrož (disambiguation) Ambrose of Optina (Amvrosy Optinsky) (1812–1891), Russian monk canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church
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