Salvador en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsælvədɔɹ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsælvədɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
- A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
- (dated) El Salvador, a country in Central America.
- A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of San Salvador Island.
alt of San Salvador Island
- (historical) Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador
Deriveds
Salvadorean · Salvadoran · Salvadorian
Translations (49)
nl Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ar سَلْفَادُور (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · th ซัลวาดอร์ (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ja サルヴァドール (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · it Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · cmn 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · az Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · fr Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · bn সালভাদোর (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · uz Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · lv Salvadora (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ro Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · hu Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ta சவ்வாதோர் (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · hi साल्वाडोर (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · mk Салвадо́р (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · be Салвадо́р (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · scn Sarbaturi (male given name) · hi साल्बादोर (male given name) · mr साल्बादोर (male given name) · el Σαλβαδόρ (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · de Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · yue 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ka სალვადორი (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ru Салвадо́р (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · bg Салвадо́р (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · pt Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ceb Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · tr Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · gl Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · uk Салвадо́р (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · cmn 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (male given name) · ko 사우바도르 (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · it Salvatore (male given name) · ca Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · sk Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · es Salvador (male given name) · te సాల్వడార్ (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · es Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · lt Salvadoras (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · mr साल्व्हादोर (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · my ဆာလ်ဗဒေါ (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ne साल्भादोर (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · ur سلواڈور (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · pt Salvador (male given name) · hy Սալվադոր (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · he סַלְבַדוֹר (Brazilian state capital of Bahia) · mr साल्व्हादोर (male given name) · cs Salvador (Brazilian state capital of Bahia)