Salvador
BoySpanish · Spanish: /sal.βaˈðoɾ/; stress on the final syllable.
Salvador brings together a weighty meaning and a flowing Spanish sound, with the emphasis landing firmly on the final syllable.
Origin
Spanish
Pronunciation
Spanish: /sal.βaˈðoɾ/; stress on the final syllable.
Saviour; one who saves.
Salvador has a meaning that remains easy to recognise in Spanish: a salvador is someone who saves. As a given name, it carries a Christian reference to Jesus as the Saviour. Its sound has a different kind of appeal. The opening sal-va moves towards a pronounced final dor, giving Salvador an expansive, formal feel without a complicated spelling. The contrast between the softer middle and the clear ending makes it feel substantial rather than clipped. For the Spanish pronunciation, keep the stress at the end. The written v uses the same consonant sound as Spanish b, rather than the English v. This small detail matters if the Spanish sound is part of what draws you to the name.
Etymology: Salvador is a Spanish form of Latin Salvator, “saviour”.
Spelling table
Code
... .- .-.. ...- .- -.. --- .-.
Listen to the dots and dashes, or choose Slow to follow each letter.
Braille
⠠⠎⠁⠇⠧⠁⠙⠕⠗
Name popularity
Latest year: 2025
Boys
Rank756
Source
SSA records cover Social Security card applications, not every US birth. Names with fewer than 5 occurrences are omitted; gaps do not mean zero. Spellings are kept separate, except that SSA removes spaces and hyphens. Equal counts are ranked alphabetically. Ranks are calculated separately for boys and girls.
Origin
Spanish
Origin
Latin
Appears in