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Salvadore

Quick answerSalvadore derives from the Latin "Salvator," meaning "savior" or "one who saves," from the verb "salvare" (to save).

Latin · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#11,996
TrendRevival
Peak year1924
Syllables3
OriginLatin
LanguageSpanish/Italian/Portuguese
CultureChristian
ReligionCatholicism
Letters9
Numerology7 Chaldean 5
Global rank#1,784

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Salvadore

Salvadore derives from the Latin "Salvator," meaning "savior" or "one who saves," from the verb "salvare" (to save).

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Etymology

Salvadore derives from the Latin "Salvator," meaning "savior" or "one who saves," from the verb "salvare" (to save). The name is primarily used in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking Catholic communities, where it references Jesus Christ as the Savior, with notable historical figures including the sixteenth-century Saint Francis of Assisi's contemporary Saint Salvador of Horta.

Salvadore currently ranks #11,996 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1924.

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