Boy · Latin
Amedeo
Say it: ah-meh-DEH-oh
Meaning
From medieval Latin Amadeus, from amare 'to love' and Deus 'God'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Long a dynastic name of the House of Savoy.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 640 babies given this name since 1909
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 31,200 boys
- 8 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Latin | Amadeus |
|---|---|
| French | Amédée |
Famous bearers
- Amedeo Modigliani, painter
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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