Amadeus
Amadeus is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Lover of God.
What Amadeus means
Lover of God.
Amadeus sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Amadeus comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Amadeus is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Amadeus?
You will not find Amadeus in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Amadeus
Two ideas meet in Amadeus: faith and Love. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Amadeus
These share Amadeus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Femi — God loves me.
- Khalil — Friend; companion.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Radha — Success; beloved of Krishna.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Benedict — Blessed.
- Bennett — Blessed.
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Ignatius — Fiery.
- Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
More Latin names
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- April — Opening buds of spring.
- Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
- Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Aurelio — The golden one.