Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 Salvador
/sal · vah · DOR/
Meaning
“Savior”
Spanish and Portuguese name from the Latin Salvator, meaning saviour; both Christ's title and a major saint's name, it carries deep Catholic resonance and was the birth name of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.
Nicknames
salva · vador
Vibe
elegant
How it ages.
Timeless in Catholic Spanish and Portuguese traditions; ages with gravitas and cultural depth.
The cultural moment.
Consistently in regular use across Spain, Mexico, and Brazil throughout the 20th century; stable into the 2020s.