Amador (name) explained

Amador
Gender:	Male
Language origin:	Latin
Origin:	amator
Meaning:	male lover

Amador, from Latin Latin: [[wikt:amator|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

See also

• • • Amado (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Hardcastle. Kate. Hodges. Flavia. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. Oxford paperback reference. 2006. 978-0-19-861060-1. 67869278 . 707. 7 June 2019.