Amadeus (name) name "Theophilos" means "friend of God". Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the imperative of the word ' (to love) – and "" (god). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, it means "Love god!". The best-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German-language calque is "'. Borrowings include the female form, "Amadea", the French "Amédée" (male), the Spanish "Amadeo", the Italian "Amedeo", and "Amadis", the Polish "Amadeusz" . Similar Slavic names include "Bogomil" and "Bohumil" meaning "Dear to God". The Arabic "Habibullah"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart his father was pursuing opportunities of employment for him in Salzburg. With the support of the local nobility, Mozart was offered a post as court organist and concertmaster. The annual salary was 450 florins, but he was reluctant to accept. By that time, relations between Grimm and Mozart had cooled, and Mozart moved out. After leaving Paris in September 1778 for Strasbourg, he lingered in Mannheim and Munich, still hoping to obtain an appointment outside Salzburg. In Munich, he again encountered Aloysia, now a very successful singer, but she was no longer interested in him. Mozart finally returned to Salzburg