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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French (Amédée) : from a personal name meaning ‘lover (of God)’, which became current in France in the 15th century, having been borne by a succession of counts and dukes of Savoy, especially Amadeus (Amédée) VIII (1383–1451).

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