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Salvador

//ˈsælvədɔː// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
  2. 2
    A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
  3. 3
    A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: an island of the Bahamas. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    Former name of Santiago, an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. historical

Etymology

From Spanish Salvador and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish salvador 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.

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