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
- ● 1179 Amedei (nom) CartHaut 25,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 25;
1327 Amadeo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 450,
Amadeus (nom) ibid. no. 450
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1134 Amedeus (nom) CartHaut 1;
1137 Amadeus (nom) ibid. 2;
1154 Amadeus (nom) ibid. 5,
Amedeo (abl) ibid. 5,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 5;
1155 Amedeo (abl) ibid. 6;
1157 Amedei (gen) ibid. 8,
Amedevs (nom) ibid. 7;
1180 Amedei (gen) ibid. 26,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 26;
1186 Amedeum (nom) ibid. 27;
1220 Amedeus (nom) ibid. 36;
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. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Amadeus.