Amadeus_(name)

Amadeus (name)

Amadeus (name)

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Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ama – the imperative of the word amare ("to love") – and deus ("god"). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, the name can be taken to mean either "love of God", in other words, that the person is loved by God[1] or "one who loves God".[2]

The best-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Equivalent and similar names

Borrowings include the female form, "Amadea", the French "Amédée" (male), the Spanish "Amadeo", the Catalan and Portuguese "Amadeu", the Italian "Amedeo", and "Amadis", the Polish "Amadeusz", the Slovenian "Amadej".

Similar calques include the German "Gottlieb", Slavic names "Bogomil" and "Bohumil" meaning "Dear to God", as well as "Bogolyub", meaning "he who loves God". The Hebrew "Yedidia" and the Arabic "Habibullah" mean "Beloved of God". The Greek name "Theophilos" means "friend of God".

People

Fictional characters

  • Amadeus Arkham, founder of Arkham Asylum in Batman series
  • Amadeus Cho, Marvel character
  • Baron Mordo (Karl Amadeus Mordo), Marvel character
  • Amadeus, fictional artificial intelligence from the 2018 anime Steins;Gate 0
  • Amadeus of the Green Stretch, Black Knight of Praes in the web serial, A Practical Guide to Evil.

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Amadeus". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  2. [2]
    "Amadeus". SheKnows. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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