Amadeus
m.
'loved by God', from Latin amo 'I love' + deus 'God'.
The name of a 12th C French saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Amadeo (abl) hanquetvol1 1,
Amedei (gen) ibid. 58,
Amedeo (dat) ibid. 4,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 583
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1327 Amadeo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 450,
Amadeus (nom) ibid. no. 450
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 14thCx1478 Amedei (gen) Ob-SPVn (45),
Amedeo (abl) ibid. (45),
Amedeus (nom) ibid. (61)
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Amadeus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Amadeus.