Salvador
/ˈsælvədɔː/US/ˈsælvədɔɹ/
Salvador proper noun: a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese. Also the ellipsis of San Salvador Island.
Proper noun
Salvador
- A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
- A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
- El Salvador, a country in Central America.
- A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.
- Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador
Also used as
Salvador is also the ellipsis of San Salvador Island.
Salvador meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Salvador in Hindi
- male given name
- साल्बादोर sālbādor
- Brazilian state capital of Bahia
- साल्वाडोर sālvāḍor
Salvador in Tamil
- Brazilian state capital of Bahia
- சவ்வாதோர் cavvātōr
Salvador in Marathi
- male given name
- साल्व्हादोर sālvhādor, साल्बादोर sālbādor
- Brazilian state capital of Bahia
- साल्व्हादोर sālvhādor
Salvador in Urdu
- Brazilian state capital of Bahia
- سلواڈور salvāḍōr
More languagesFewer languages
- Salvador in Bengali
- সালভাদোর śalbhadōr
- Salvador in Telugu
- సాల్వడార్ sālvaḍār
- Salvador in Nepali
- साल्भादोर sālbhādor
- Salvador in Arabic
- سَلْفَادُور salfādūr
- Salvador in Thai
- ซัลวาดอร์ san-waa-dɔɔ
- Salvador in Myanmar
- ဆာလ်ဗဒေါ hcalba.dau:
Origin of Salvador
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.
Words formed from Salvador
Phrases with Salvador
Questions about Salvador
- What does Salvador mean?
- Salvador means a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
- What is Salvador in Hindi?
- Salvador in Hindi is साल्बादोर (sālbādor), साल्वाडोर (sālvāḍor). See Salvador meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Salvador?
- Salvador is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Salvador?
- Salvador is pronounced /ˈsælvədɔː/ (UK).
Words near Salvador in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Salvador (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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