Amadeus (disambiguation)
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Amadeus is a Latin
name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" (the translation given in the dramatization of Mozart's life, Amadeus, "beloved of God" being improbable). The German-language equivalent is Gottlieb.
The most well-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Many of the following are derived directly or indirectly from Mozart's name:
As a name of several royal and noble people
Fictitious people with this name
See also for people with the first name Amadeus for people with the first name Amadeo for people with the first name Amedeo
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" (the translation given in the dramatization of Mozart's life, Amadeus, "beloved of God" being improbable). The German-language equivalent is Gottlieb.
The most well-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
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Many of the following are derived directly or indirectly from Mozart's name:
- AmadeusAmadeusAmadeus is a play by Peter Shaffer.It is based on the lives of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, highly fictionalized.Amadeus was first performed in 1979...
, 1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (film)Amadeus (film)Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus, the story is based loosely on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, two composers who lived in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the...
, 1984 film based on the play - Amadeus InstituteAmadeus InstituteAmadeus Institute is a think tank and policy organization based in Morocco and founded by Brahim Fassi Fihri, Mekki Lahlou, and Younes Slaoui. The organization produces research and analysis on strategic issues concerning Morocco, North Africa and Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Africa and...
, think tank based in Morocco - Rambo AmadeusRambo AmadeusRambo Amadeus is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia...
, pseudonym for the Serbian-Montenegrin rock singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić - Amadeus CRSAmadeus CRSAmadeus is a computer reservations system owned by the Amadeus IT Group with headquarters in Madrid, Spain. The central database is located at Erding, Germany. The development center is located at Sophia Antipolis, France...
, computer reservation system used by airlines and travel agencies - Amadeus IT GroupAmadeus IT GroupAmadeus IT Group is a transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry. The company is structured around two key related areas - its global distribution system and its IT Solutions business area...
, the IT company which owns the above - Amadeus Pro, multitrack sound editor for Macintosh
- Rock Me AmadeusRock Me Amadeus"Rock Me Amadeus" is a 1985 song by Austrian pop musician Falco from his album Falco 3. It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in either the United States or the United Kingdom, despite his popularity in Germany, his native Austria, and much...
, 1986 song by the Austrian singer Falco - Amadeus (herb), fictional herb in the DS game Deep LabyrinthDeep Labyrinthis a 3D role-playing video game for mobile phones and the Nintendo DS. Key contributors for this game include writer Masato Kato and composer Yasunori Mitsuda.-Plot:...
- Amadeus QuartetAmadeus QuartetThe Amadeus Quartet was a world famous string quartet founded in 1947.Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938...
, former English string quartet - DJ Amadeus, a Lebanese DJ
- Amadeus (sheetmusic software), software for LinuxLinuxLinux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
to create sheet musicSheet musicSheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
As a name of several royal and noble people
- Amadeo of Spain
- Amadeus II, Count of Savoy
- Amadeus III, Count of Savoy
- Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
- Amadeus V, Count of SavoyAmadeus V, Count of SavoyAmadeus V , surnamed the Great for his wisdom and success as a ruler, was the Count of Savoy from 1285 to 1323. He established Chambéry as his seat...
- Amadeus VI, Count of SavoyAmadeus VI, Count of SavoyAmadeus VI , nicknamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383. He was the eldest son of Aimone, Count of Savoy and Yolande of Montferrat....
- Amadeus VII, Count of SavoyAmadeus VII, Count of SavoyAmadeus VII , surnamed the Red Count, was Count of Savoy from 1383 to 1391.He married Bonne of Berry, daughter of John, Duke of Berry who was the younger brother of Charles V of France. They had three children: Amedeo VIII;Bonne Amadeus VII (1360, Avigliana, Piedmont – November 1, 1391),...
- Antipope Felix VAntipope Felix V-External links:*...
, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy - Amadeus IX, Duke of SavoyAmadeus IX, Duke of SavoyThe Blessed Amadeus IX , surnamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. He was the son of Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Anne de Lusignan, daughter of Janus of Cyprus, King of Cyprus....
- Victor Amadeus I, Duke of SavoyVictor Amadeus I, Duke of SavoyVictor Amadeus I was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He was also known as the Lion of Susa-Biography:...
- Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
- Victor Amadeus III of SardiniaVictor Amadeus III of SardiniaVictor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until declaring war on revolutionary France in 1792...
Fictitious people with this name
- Amadeus ChoAmadeus ChoAmadeus Cho, also known as Mastermind Excello, is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa, the character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #15...
(a Marvel character)
See also for people with the first name Amadeus for people with the first name Amadeo for people with the first name Amedeo
- Amadeo (disambiguation)Amadeo (disambiguation)Amadeo is a Spanish and Portuguese name meaning, derived from the Latin name Amadeus, "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" . In Galician, the name derived to Amadeu...
, AmedeoAmedeoAmedeo is an Italian name meaning, derived from the Latin name Amadeus, "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" . It may refer to:*Amedeo Modigliani Italian painter and sculptor*Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Amedeo is an Italian name meaning, derived from the Latin name...