Amado means beloved or loved by God — from the Spanish/Latin amatus. Amado IS the Spanish word for the most beloved. Jorge Amado IS Brazil's most beloved novelist. Three syllables of the Spanish-most-beloved, Brazil's-greatest-novelist, and the Latin word for loved.
Three syllables with a warm, Spanish sound: ah-MAH-doh.
The meaning beloved IS the most directly loved.
The most directly beloved Romance name.
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The vibe of Amado
belovedloved by GodSpanishLatinamatusAmadoJorge AmadoBrazilnovelistwarmdirectly
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Origin & history of Amado
Latin amatus (beloved)→Spanish Amado
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Spanish roots
Amado IS Spanish for beloved. Jorge IS Brazil's most beloved novelist.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish; Jorge Amado (1912–2001).
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Today
Amado remains a beloved choice, ranking #1938 in the US. 4,593 babies have been named Amado since 1883.
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How popular is Amado?
2023peak year
Today, Amado is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1938), with only about 97 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 173 babies were given the name (ranked #1182 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Amado has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 4,593 babies have been registered as Amado since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Amado's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beloved nurturing. People named Amado tend to be warm, beloved, and gifted at being the Spanish word for the most loved.
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