Amorim
Amorim is a Portuguese and Sephardic surname. A habitational name from any of the various places named Amorim, originally (villa) Amorin, from the name of the estate owner.
During the forced baptisms and surname adoptions in Portugal during the Inquisition, the Portuguese surname 'Amorim' could have been transliterated from the original Hebrew name 'Amoraim' meaning a teacher/scholar. Amorim is a well known Sephardic Portuguese surname.
There is a Hispanicized version, Amorín.
Notable people with the surname include:
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