Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Pronounced Pron. /sal.βa.ˈðoɾ/(Spanish) /saɫ.vɐ.ˈdoɾ/(European Portuguese) /saw.va.ˈdox/(Brazilian Portuguese) /səɫ.βə.ˈðo/(Catalan)
Meaning & History
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of the Late Latin name Salvator, which meant "saviour", referring to Jesus. A famous bearer of this name was the Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1989).