Amadeo

ah-mah-DAY-oh

Italian

"lover of God"

Amadeo Origin and Meaning

The name Amadeo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "lover of God".

Amadeo and Amedeo are both valid Italian forms of the Roman Amadeus, most famous as the middle name of the composer Mozart as well as the title of a movie about him. Mozart's name was actually the Greek Theophilus, but he transformed it to the Latin version. Amadeo is also used in Spain, where it was the name of a 19th century king who was born in Italy.

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