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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan : from a medieval personal name, Latin Amator ‘lover (i.e. of God)’, from amare ‘to love’. As a personal name it was particularly popular in the 16th century, having been borne by various saints.

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