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 [ 3 syll. sal-va-dor, sa-lvad-or ] The boy name Salvador is pronounced SAELVahDAOR KEY. Salvador is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in Spanish. Biblical name derived from salvator which means 'saviour' ; salvare which means 'to save'. Salvator (Latin) is an original form of the name. The name is known as one of the epithets of Jesus; hence the name has been popular with Roman Catholics. It was made known by the Spanish Catalan surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989). Variants of Salvador include Salvator (German) and Salvatore (Italian). Sal (short form in English) is another variant of the name. Salvador is an all-time favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was in the past. The name's popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1994 with 0.044% of baby boys being named Salvador. It was #300 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #435 with a usage of 0.030%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all boy names in its family. Salvador was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Salvatore (Italian), in 2008. Baby names that sound like Salvador include Salvator (German) and Salvatore (Italian). A famous person named Salvador is Salvador Dali, Artist, born Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech 11 May 1904 - 23 January 1989, Figueres, Spain. KEY: English pronunciation for Salvador: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"   |
