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Amor
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amor amôr amor-
English
Etymology 1
From the type object, 1221 Amor, itself from en la Amor, the god of love.
Noun
+ asteroid
en astronomy An asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en es - and en pt Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.
Proper noun
+ (name)
s
en.
en locality shire:Pref/Baw Baw south eastern s/Victoria c/Australia.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Amor is the 19456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1389 individuals. Amor is most common among White (39.02%), Hispanic/Latino (36.14%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (20.59%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en amor moar roam Maor Roma Mora Oram Omar armo roma Ramo mora Armo
en surnames from Portuguese surnames from Spanish
Cebuano
Pronunciation
ceb A mor
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb
ceb female
German
Etymology
de :bor la:Amor
de la Amor.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaːmoːɐ̯/
de De-Amor.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,(s)
de Roman god poetic Cupid
de Cupido
Die Heimkehr Doch als es morgens tagte, / Mein Kind, wie staunten wir! / Denn zwischen uns saß Amor, / Der blinde Passagier
Declension
m,(s).sg
Derived terms
de Amorette
de Amors Pfeil
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
See la amor love
Proper noun
Amor<3.both>
la personification of "amor" or love): Love, God of Love, Cupid
la Virgil Aeneid 4 412 Improbē Amor, quid nōn mortālia pectora cōgis? Wicked Love, to what [ends] do you not compel mortal hearts?(Venus had sent Cupid to entice Dido’s love for Aeneas. Translations – Mackail, 1885: “Injurious Love, to what dost thou not compel mortal hearts!”; Knight, 1956: “Ah, merciless Love, is there any length to which you cannot force the human heart to go?”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “Voracious Love, to what do you not drive the hearts of men?”; West, 1990: “Love is a cruel master. There are no lengths to which it does not force the human heart.”; Lombardo, 2005: “Cruel Love, what do you not force human hearts to bear?”; Ahl, 2007: “Ruthless Love! Hearts break, humans die. How far must you force us?”; Bartsch, 2020: “Cursed love, you make us stoop to anything.”; Ruden, 2021: “Reprobate Love, wrencher of human hearts!”)
Declension
Amor<3.both>
Spanish
Etymology
From es amor love.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mfbysense
es
Swedish
sv:
Proper noun
c
sv Roman mythology Cupid (god of love)
sv Astrild Cupido literary uncommon
sv träffas av Amors pilar be struck by Cupid's arrow (literally "arrows," idiomatic)
See also
sv kärleksgud