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Dictionary definition: Amadeus
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- A Dictionary of First Names
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Amadeus ♂
Medieval Latin name meaning ‘love God’, probably originally a deliberate calque of Greek
Theophilos
(see
Theophilus
). The name was traditional in the royal house of Savoy; bearers include the Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy ...