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
- ● 1022 Amedeus (nom) DocMonSav p. 98;
1348 Amedeus (nom) MHN DXV;
1378 Amadeo (abl) hanquetvol1 1,
Amedei (gen) ibid. 58,
Amedeo (dat) ibid. 4,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 583;
1382 Amedei (gen) Sav14thC p. 104,
Amedeo (abl) ibid. 3;
1466 Amedeus (nom) MHCG2 233;
1471 Amedei (gen) ibid. 235,
Amedeo (abl) ibid. 234,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 234
- Middle French
- ◑ 1382 Ame Sav14thC 11
- 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;
1491 Amedei (gen) MHCG2 250
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1134 Amedeus (nom) CartHaut 1;
1135x1185 Amedei (gen) CartChart 1;
1137 Amadeus (nom) CartHaut 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;
1195 Amedeus (nom) CartChart 2;
1220 Amedeus (nom) CartHaut 36;
1230 Amedeus (nom) ibid. 40;
1235 Amedeum (acc) CLC p. 34,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. p. 34;
1239 Amedeus (nom) CartHaut 43;
1247 Amedeus (nom) ibid. 49;
14thCx1478 Amedei (gen) Ob-SPVn (45),
Amedeo (abl) ibid. (45),
Amedeus (nom) ibid. (61);
1349 Amedei (gen) MHN DXXIII;
1377 Amedeo (abl) MHCG2 464,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 464;
1436 Amedei (gen) ibid. 209,
Amedeo (abl) ibid. 209,
Amedeum (acc) ibid. 209,
Amedeus (nom) ibid. 209
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Amadeus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Amadeus.