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Meaning of the nameAmadeus

Amadeus is a male name of Latin origin meaning 'love of God', formed from amo, 'to love', and deus, 'god'.

Meaning

“love of God”

Source: Wiktionary: Amadeus (Latin) · Behind the Name: Amadeus

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People (2022)
4,286
Rank in Brazil
#3,055
Median age
54 years
2010 Census
5,760
people

Amadeus in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Amadeus, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (904 people).

0 women 4,269 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Amadeus is most common

States with the highest share of people named Amadeus in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Piauí 0.011%
  2. Tocantins 0.010%
  3. Maranhão 0.008%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. Goiás 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Maranhão5530.008%
Paraná3930.003%
Bahia3860.003%
Piauí3700.011%
São Paulo3570.001%
Pará2690.003%
Minas Gerais2660.001%
Goiás2390.003%
Pernambuco1960.002%
Santa Catarina1470.002%
Tocantins1430.010%
Ceará1330.002%
Rio Grande do Sul1150.001%
Paraíba1130.003%
Mato Grosso950.003%
Alagoas790.003%
Rio de Janeiro680.000%
Distrito Federal600.002%
Rio Grande do Norte570.002%
Sergipe550.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul390.001%
Amazonas350.001%
Acre310.004%
Rondônia300.002%
Espírito Santo250.001%
Amapá170.002%
Roraima150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Amadeus

Wiktionary explains Amadeus as a Latin name composed of amō, 'to love', and deus, 'god'; Behind the Name gives the meaning 'love of God'. The traditional form in Portuguese is Amadeu, and Amadeus keeps the Latin ending. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,286 people named Amadeus, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Amadeus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Amadeus · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Amadeu · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Amadeus

What does the name Amadeus mean?

Amadeus means “love of God”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Amadeus in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,286 people with the first name Amadeus, which ranks it number 3,055 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Amadeus a boy's or a girl's name?

Amadeus is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,269 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Amadeus?

Amadeus is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Amadeus most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.011% of the state's population is named Amadeus (370 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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