Last names linked to VIII
Origin
Amedee : French (Amédée); West Indian (in Haiti Amédée): from the personal name Amédée (from medieval Latin Amadeus from amare ‘to love’ + Deus ‘God’) which became current in France in the 15th century having been borne by a succession of counts and dukes of Savoy especially Amadeus (Amédée) VIII (1383–1451).
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England
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