Names

Means “love of God”, derived from Latin amare “to love” and Deus “God”. A famous bearer was the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), who was actually born Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart but preferred the Latin translation of his Greek middle name. This name was also assumed as a middle name by the German novelist E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), who took it in honour of Mozart.

Italian variant of Amedeo. This was the name of a 19th-century king of Spain (born in Italy).

Slovene form of Amadeus.

Feminine form of Amado.

French form of Amabilis.

Late Latin name meaning “lovable”. Saint Amabilis was a 5th-century priest in Riom, central France.

Feminine form of Amabilis.

Medieval feminine form of Amabilis.

Means “hopes, aspirations” in Arabic.

Means “born on Saturday” in Akan.