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Meaning

The name Salvador has the following meaning:

The savior.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Salvador is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 338 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Salvador rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 424 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Salvador in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Salvador is pronounced as sal-vuh-dore

Origins

Salvador originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Salvador and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Salvador: Boys - Alfonso, Gianni, Salvatore, Girls - Concetta, Marisa, Both genders - Alma, Donna

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Salvador: Chavo, Sal (Nickname), Salbador, Salbatore (Spanish), Salvado, Salvadore (Spanish), Salvadro, Salvarado, Salvator (Polish), Salvatore (Italian), Salvatorio (Italian), Salvidor, Salvino (Spanish), Salvodor, Sauveur (French), Soterios, Tore, Xabat (Spanish), Xalbador (Spanish), Xalvado (Spanish)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Salvador are: Sal

Style

We think the name Salvador should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Salvador to be: Good-looking, charming, kind and family-oriented chap

In one word, you might describe Salvador as a(n) "charming" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Salvador (or its variants) are:

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domčnech, born on 11 May, a famous artist. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domčnech's background: A Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931.

Salvador Edward Luria, born on 13 August, a famous microbiologist. Salvador Edward Luria's background: An Italian-born American microbiologist and a nobel laureate (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology.

Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens, born on 26 June, a famous president. Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens's background: President of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the coup d'état of September 11, 1973.
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