Meanings
- A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
- A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
- datedEl Salvador, a country in Central America.
- A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of San Salvador Island.
Origin
- SpanishSan Salvador“Holy Savior”
- Latinsalvator
- Spanish and Portuguesesalvador“savior”
- Spanish and PortugueseSalvador
- EnglishSalvador
From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.
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Arabic سَلْفَادُور
- سَلْفَادُور (salfādūr)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Bengali সালভাদোর
- সালভাদোর (śalbhadōr)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Bulgarian Салвадо́р
- Салвадо́р (Salvadór)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Catalan Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Chinese Cantonese 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多
- 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (saat³ ji⁵ ngaa⁵ do¹)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Chinese Mandarin 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多, 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多
- 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (Sà'ěrwǎduō)male given name
- 薩爾瓦多 /萨尔瓦多 (Sàěrwǎduō)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Czech Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Dutch Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
French Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
German Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Greek Σαλβαδόρ
- Σαλβαδόρ (Salvadór)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Hebrew סַלְבַדוֹר
- סַלְבַדוֹר (salvador)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Hindi साल्बादोर, साल्वाडोर
- साल्बादोर (sālbādor)male given name
- साल्वाडोर (sālvāḍor)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Hungarian Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Italian Salvatore, Salvador
- Salvatoremale given name
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Japanese サルヴァドール
- サルヴァドール (Saruvadōru)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Korean 사우바도르
- 사우바도르 (saubadoreu)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Latvian Salvadora
- SalvadoraBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Lithuanian Salvadoras
- SalvadorasBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Portuguese Salvador, Salvador
- Salvadormale given name
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Romanian Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Russian Салвадо́р
- Салвадо́р (Salvadór)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Slovak Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Spanish Salvador, Salvador
- Salvadormale given name
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Tamil சவ்வாதோர்
- சவ்வாதோர் (cavvātōr)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Thai ซัลวาดอร์
- ซัลวาดอร์ (san-waa-dɔɔ)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Turkish Salvador
- SalvadorBrazilian state capital of Bahia
Ukrainian Салвадо́р
- Салвадо́р (Salvadór)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Urdu سلواڈور
- سلواڈور (salvāḍōr)Brazilian state capital of Bahia
Cite this entry
Salvador. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvador
“Salvador.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvador. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salvador,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salvador.
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