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Salvador

name
/ˈsælvədɔː/UK/ˈsælvədɔɹ/US

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.

  1. derived from San Salvador
  2. derived from salvator
  3. borrowed from Salvador

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.

  2. A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.

  3. A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Ellipsis of San Salvador Island.

    2. Former name of Santiago

      Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador

The neighborhood

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