AMADO Origin of surname
AMADO
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
This Jewish family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname.
Amado is a form of Amato, an Italian equivalent of the Hebrew Haviv, which means "dear/beloved/cherished". Its equivalents in other languages include Amatus, Amandus and Carus (Latin), Caro (Spanish), Comprat and Compradet (Provencal), Amato (Italian), and Lieber (German). Other related Jewish family names include Amendant (recorded in 1292), Amendus (1298) and Amandant (1306) in France; Habiba (early 15th century) and Caro (15th/16th century) in Spain; Amatus and Amato in the mid 16th century) southern Europe; Habib (16th century) in Portugal; Ibn Habib (17th century) in Jerusalem; Carrus (18th century) and its variant Harrus (20th century) in North Africa. Amato is documented as a Jewish family name in mid 16th century Bucharest, Romania, with the merchant Habib Amato. Amado is recorded as a Jewish surname in 17th century Brazil with the prosecutor Antonio Rodrigues Amado (born 1627), who was convicted and imprisoned for life by the Inquisition.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish surname Amado include the Turkish rabbi and author David Amado (1777-1831) and the Greek 19th/20th century author Joshua Jehuda Amado.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name.
This Jewish family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname.
Amado is a form of Amato, an Italian equivalent of the Hebrew Haviv, which means "dear/beloved/cherished". Its equivalents in other languages include Amatus, Amandus and Carus (Latin), Caro (Spanish), Comprat and Compradet (Provencal), Amato (Italian), and Lieber (German). Other related Jewish family names include Amendant (recorded in 1292), Amendus (1298) and Amandant (1306) in France; Habiba (early 15th century) and Caro (15th/16th century) in Spain; Amatus and Amato in the mid 16th century) southern Europe; Habib (16th century) in Portugal; Ibn Habib (17th century) in Jerusalem; Carrus (18th century) and its variant Harrus (20th century) in North Africa. Amato is documented as a Jewish family name in mid 16th century Bucharest, Romania, with the merchant Habib Amato. Amado is recorded as a Jewish surname in 17th century Brazil with the prosecutor Antonio Rodrigues Amado (born 1627), who was convicted and imprisoned for life by the Inquisition.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish surname Amado include the Turkish rabbi and author David Amado (1777-1831) and the Greek 19th/20th century author Joshua Jehuda Amado.
David Amado
(Personality)David Amado (1777-1831), rabbi and kabbalist, born in Izmir, Turkey (then part of the Ottoman Empire). He became a dayan at the rabbinical court of Izmir at a young age. In 1800 he went to the Land of Israel settling in Hebron, where he achieved higher levels of Torah studies. He returned to Izmir serving as dayan and head of the yeshivah. His works include Tehila leDavid - a two volume collection of his sermons published posthumously in Salonika in 1833 and 1835, and Einei David - a book about Maimonides published in Izmir in 1871.