Amaro

A saint who is especially popular in Galicia and Asturias in Spain, who is said to have sailed across the Atlantic to paradise. His name may derive from Germanic Adelmar, possibly influenced by Latin amarus "bitter".

Pronounced uh-MAR-oh.

As of October 2026, Amaro ranked #7221 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5146 in 1977.