Welsh names

Emrys: how to pronounce it and what it means

Boys' names

Name and meaning

Welsh form of Ambrose

Origin

From Proto-Brythonic *Ėmrös, from Latin Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”).

How to pronounce it

EmrysIPA: /ˈɛmrɨ̞s/

Used as the equivalent of: Ambrose

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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