Amadeus - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Amadeus \a-ma-deus\ is pronounced ah-ma-DAY-us. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "God's love". A saint's name that became widely familiar as Wolfgang Mozart's middle name due to the 1984 movie "Amadeus", which dramatized the famed composer's life. Amadeo is the Spanish and Italian form.

Amadeus has 17 variant forms: Amadee, Amadei, Amadeo, Amado, Amadeusz, Amadi, Amadieu, Amadis, Amado, Amando, Amati, Amato, Amatus, Amedeo, Amadeusz, Amyas and Amyot.

Amadeus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Amadeus. Click here to compare Amadeus with related baby names.