Amador, from Latin meaning "lover", is both a surname and a male given name. As a given name it usually refers to Saint Amator. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Adael Amador (born 2003), Dominican professional baseball player Agustí Roc Amador (born 1971), Spanish ski-mountaineer and long-distance runner Andrey Amador (born 1986), Costa Rican road-bicycle racer Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976) professor, politician, and Nicaraguan Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician Jose Maria Amador (1777–1883), rancher, miner, and businessman, for whom Amador City and Amador County, California are named Juan Valentín Amador (1793–1848), Mexican army general Manuel Amador Guerrero (1833–1909), first President of Panama Michael Amador, American musician and manager of The Fab Four Pinky Amador (born 1966), Filipina actress Ryan Amador, American singer-songwriter and LGBT rights advocate
Given name: King Amador (died 1596), insurgent on São Tomé Rafael Amador (born 1967), Mexican football defender Santos Amador (born 1982), Bolivian footballer Amador Álvarez (born 1945), Spanish politician Amador Bendayán (1920–1989), Venezuelan actor and entertainer Amador Bueno (c. 1572–between 1646 and 1650?), Spanish settler in Brazil and government official Amador Lugo Guadarrama (1921–2002), Mexican painter and engraver Amador Salazar (1868–1916), military leader in the Mexican Revolution
See also
Amado (disambiguation)
References