The story behind Salvador
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.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈsælvədɔɹ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsælvədɔː/
Popularity
Salvador ranked #756 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Salvador
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Nικάνωρ (Nikánōr). Borrowed from Spanish Nicanor.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sigurður
From Old Norse Sigurðr, from Proto-Germanic *Sigiwarduz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sikandar
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Silvester
From Latin Silvester.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sylvester
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sylwester
Learned borrowing from Latin Sylvester.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Salvador
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adan
Borrowed from Spanish Adán, ultimately from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Salvador
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length