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Updated: April 21, 2025

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : Love of God

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Amado

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and Portuguese : from a medieval personal name, Amado, Latin Amatus ‘beloved (i.e. by God)’. Compare Italian Amato.
  • Jewish (Sephardic) : adoption of the Spanish family name.

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