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Ambrožas

AMBRÕŽAS

Etymology

Cf. polish Ambroży (SSNO I 32), bRuss. Aмбpoжи ¹. See also Ambrãs, Ambrãs. Lieut. pers.n. Ambrõž may have come from the Poles back when the Polish language still had long vowels: Pol. Ambrōży ².

Feminine FORMS

Ambrožienė / Ambrožaitė

Pronunciation

/ɐm²ˈbroːʒɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 26.

2. J. Dumčius, 1957, p. 174.