Given name & surname
Amedeo
“loved by God”
Amedeo is a variant of Amadeus. One Latin interpretation is “loved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amedeo is a variant of Amadeus. One Latin interpretation is “loved by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Amedeo developed from Latin Amadeus. The earlier name combines ama- (“to love”) and Deus (“God”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amedeo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 667
- 667 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 510 as a first name in 2020; 338 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amedeo’s family of names
Amedeo has a feminine form in Amadea. In Italian usage, Amedeo has a related form in Amadeo. In Italian usage, Amedeo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Amadeo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amedeo has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amedeo
- Amedeo ModiglianiItalian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
- Amedeo AmadeiItalian footballer (1921-2013)
- Amedeo BiavatiItalian footballer (1915-1979)
- Amedeo CarboniItalian footballerborn 1965
- Prince Amedeo, Duke of AostaDuke of Aosta, Commander in Italian East Africa (1898–1942)
- Amedeo NazzariItalian actor (1907–1979)
- Prince Amedeo of BelgiumBelgian princeborn 1986
- Amedeo AmbronItalian water polo playerborn 1939
- Amedeo PreziosiMaltese artist (1816-1882)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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