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I think it's cool as a middle; not truly unusuable, but a very bold choice as a first. I like the previous suggestion of Deo as a nickname. If you don't mind tweaking the first vowel sound, Ames might work, relates meaning-wise. Amos comes to mind also.

I'm not a huge fan of boys' names ending in -us (they're all a little pretentious imo), and Amadeus specifically reminds me of the movie of the same name in which Mozart is portrayed as being really boorish...

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I'm in love with Amadeo and Amado, though. If I was actually going to have a kid anytime soon, those would be in my top 10 for boys' names.

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So, I think it's usable, but there aren't any nicknames I like for it.

This message was edited 11/19/2015, 12:45 PM

Mmm part of me feels like Amadeus is a bit hipster try-hard..

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I've contemplated Amadeus as my husband and i are both classical musicians and we enjoy Mozart, however not sure if we would ever use it...

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Our go to nickname is Ame "ahmi"

Silly as a first name, awesome as a middle name. Can't think of any nicknames, sorry.

I like it and I think it's highly usable. I fail to see any problems with it, and I don't think it's pretentious either. I would probably use Deus as a nickname, if any. I also like Amandus.

I really like Amadeus! It probably is pretentious, but I've resigned myself to the fact that I love pretentious names haha. I mean I have Wolfgang on my list and I like Amadea for a girl too. So I think it's a cool name. Nicknames maybe: Day, A, Deus, Ameus (A-may-us).

I like it, especially its connection with Mozart. However which way are you pronouncing it? I have no preference but it may be confusing for the child if people keep pronouncing his name in different ways.

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Nicknames:
Amedee
Amadeo
Dee
Deus
Ama
Amadi
Amado
Amal
Amar
Deo
Des

I absolutely adore Amadeus, but I haven't got the guts to actually use it. I don't think it's pretentious, but most people will see it that way. Also, I can't think of a nice nickname to make it more usable in everyday life.

Yay Amadeus!!! I especially love it for a middle name, but I don't think it's unusable as a first name either. Pretentious but awesome. :)

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Am
Amus
Am-bam
Bam-Bam
Maddy
Madman
Madden
Madz / Mads
De ("Day")
Dede "day-day"
Deus
Amdy

I think it's a bit much as a FN but it'd make a great MN. :)

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Day would be a good NN.

Usable now.
A tad pretentious, but not the kind of pretentious that makes me feel silly saying the name out loud.
I prefer Amadeo, it seems friendlier. Amadeus makes a better a middle. I think there's an Amadeo at my kids' school, actually.
I think Deo would be a decent nick for Amadeus.

Rock me Amadeus, Amadeus Amadeus.

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Thanks a lot; I have gone years and years without thinking of that song till now.

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Pretentious. Not usable.

It's GP of mine. I wouldn't use it as a FN, maybe a MN..