Amvrosy () is a Russian Christian male

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. It is derived from

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''ambrosios'', meaning ''(belonging to) immortal(s)'', ''god-like''; cf.

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, ''food of gods''. Abrosim () is a colloquial variant of this first name. Other variants include colloquial and

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Ambrosy (); additional colloquial variants include Afrosim (), Ofrosim (), Abrosy (), Avrosim (), Obrosim (), Ambros (), Abros (), and Obros (). The

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s of "Amvrosy" include Abrosya (), Amvroska (), and Rosya (). The

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

s derived from "Amvrosy" are ""/"" (''Amvrosiyevich''/''Amvrosyevich''; masculine) and ""/"" (''Amvrosiyevna''/''Amvrosyevna''; feminine). The

s derived from "Abrosim" are "" (''Abrosimovich''; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (''Abrosimych''), and "" (''Abrosimovna''; feminine).

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