# Salvador

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsælvədɔː/ · frequency rank #10,930

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
2. A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
3. A municipality, the state capital of Bahia, Brazil.
4. Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: an island of the Bahamas.
5. Former name of Santiago, an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

## Etymology
From Spanish Salvador and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish salvador 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Salvatore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvador-vs-salvatore)
- **Salvadoran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvador-vs-salvadoran)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aslvador`, `salavdor`, `sallvador`, `salvaddor`, `salvadorr`, `salvadro`, `salvaodr`, `salvdaor`, `salvvador`, `savlador`, `slavador`, `ssalvador`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salvador