Amador (name)

Amador
	Statue of Saint Amator
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Latin
Word/name	amator
Meaning	male lover

Amador, from Latin amator meaning "lover", is both a surname and a male given name. As a given name it usually refers to Saint Amator.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

Adael Amador (born 2003), Dominican professional baseball player
Agustí Roc Amador (born 1971), Catalan ski-mountaineer and long-distance runner
Andrey Amador (born 1986), Costa Rican road-bicycle racer
Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976) professor, politician, and Nicaraguan
Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician
Jose Maria Amador (1777–1883), rancher, miner, and businessman, for whom Amador City and Amador County, California are named
Juan Valentín Amador (1793–1848), Mexican army general
Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833–1909), first President of Panama
Ryan Amador, American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocate

Given name:

King Amador (died 1596), insurgent on São Tomé
Rafael Amador (born 1967), Mexican football defender
Santos Amador (born 1982), Bolivian footballer
Amador Álvarez (born 1945), Spanish politician
Amador Bendayán (1920–1989), Venezuelan actor and entertainer
Amador Bueno (c. 1572–between 1646 and 1650?), Spanish settler in Brazil and government official
Amador Lugo Guadarrama (1921–2002), Mexican painter and engraver
Amador Salazar (1868–1916), military leader in the Mexican Revolution

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 707. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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