Amos name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Hebrew and French

Usage: German, English, Hebrew, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Amos

a-mos

Meaning: Carried (By God), Born of God, And Porters, Carried, Or Carrying and Herd

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What does Amos mean?
Variations of Amos
How popular is Amos?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Amos
Sibling Names for Amos
Famous People Named Amos
Lists having Amos

What does Amos mean?

Used substantially in Norwegian, Greenlandic, Finnish, English, Icelandic, German, Danish, Faroese, Swedish and Hebrew persistent and renowned, Amos is used as a gender insensitive name. It is rooted from French and Hebrew, Amos means "Carried (By God), Born of God, And Porters, Carried, Or Carrying or Herd".

Amos is variant of Ames. Widespread and All time favorite Ames has its origin in French language, Ames means "Friend" is mostly used in English.

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How do I pronounce Amos?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Amos is a-mos.

Variants of Amos

Ami, Ames, Amy, Armas, Aimo, Ame, Aimes, Ahmi, Aami, Amata, Amei, Amymarie, Amatus, Amalia, Aimée, Achaz, Amme

Names that rhyme with Amos

How popular is the name Amos?

Amos is a popular name in United States given to over 33579 babies in 150 years. At present the name is rising, in 1880, 558 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 105th position.

In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names an amazing 83 times Amos is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 700 names.

Recently in 2018, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 619 on boy names chart when 58 babies were named Amos. There are over 605 babies that have been given the name Amos in England and Wales.

Amos is an uncommon baby name in France, although it has been in use since 1976 but could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 287 babies in France have been named Amos.

In Switzerland, it is relatively new, first appeared in 2000. It also recently appeared in Belgium baby boy names chart. However things change on global perspective, Amos is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in Kenya.

Also the baby name is popular in Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Zambia, Chad, Ghana, Mozambique, DR Congo, Rwanda, Cameroon, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Sudan and Israel. According to our evaluation, over 690000 babies have been named Amos globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	659	413	0	0
2022	629	440	0	0
2021	603	457	0	0
2020	697	364	0	0
2019	667	393	0	0
2018	649	394	0	0
2017	693	355	0	0
2016	670	384	0	0
2015	728	337	0	0
2014	686	367	0	0

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Amos in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	111	91	0	5
	880	187	5	0
	198	106	0	6
	15	27	0	6
	42	0	0	0

What numbers say about Amos?

You are innovative and like to plan but enjoy when spontaneity kicks in. You always act like everything's just great. You are a walking motivation and inspire people to take control over their lives and make the best of themselves. You are an active person but lack motivation and persistence to finish goals. You are secretive when it comes to your dreams and goals because you believe that the fewer people know about your ideas and happiness, the longer you will stay happy and motivated.

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Kevon means The Gentle or The Beautiful is commonly used in English. Its origin is in Celtic and Old Irish is a gender-neutral name
Lauryn - Origin of Well-Liked Lauryn is in Latin, meaning of Lauryn is "Laurel Plant, From Laurentum or Crowned with Laurel" used as a gender-neutral name is specifically used in English
Carolann - Frequently Used Carolann predominantly is used in English is originated from Germanic and a girl name, meaning of Carolann is "Carol or Ann or Feminine Variant of Charles"
Byron - Loved and Perennial unisex name Byron is used commonly in Bengali, Danish and Finnish, meaning of Byron is "From the Cottage or Place Name" is originated from Celtic and Old English

Sibling Names for Amos

Amos is a timeless baby name that means "carried by God" and has been popular for centuries. If you're considering this name for your little one, here are some amazing sibling names that will complement it perfectly and create a well-rounded family dynamic.

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Names for Amos's brother

Famous people named Amos

Amos Kollek, Israeli film director, writer and actor
Amos Meller, is best remembered as an Israeli composer and conductor
Amos Noë Freeman, African-American abolitionist
Amos Elon, Israeli journalist and author
Amos, was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets
Amos Vogel, New York City cineaste and curator
Amos Cooper Dayton, physician, Baptist minister, author
Amos Sawyer, Liberian politician and academic
Amos Lyle, politician in the Canadian provinceof Manitoba
Amos Rapoport, architect and one of the founders of Environment-Behavior Studies
Amos Urban Shirk, American businessman
Amos Ori, professor of Physics at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Amos Wright, Canadian farmer and politician
Amos Kimunya, Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency
Amos Manor, was Director of the Shin Bet
Amos Adams, diligent preacher
Amos Fortune, prominent African-American citizen of Jaffrey
Amos Griswold Warner, American social worker
Amos Graham, first Nodaway County, Missouri clerk
Amos Myers, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Amos Kenan, Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor
Amos Kloner, archaeologist and professor emeritus
Amos Stoddard, career United States Army officer
Amos Davis, member of the United States House of Representatives
Amos Marshall, English first-class cricketer,
Amos Lane, U.S. Representative from Indiana
Amos P. Granger, U.S. Representative from New York
Amos E. Wood, U.S. Representative from Ohio
Amos Bad Heart Bull, noted Oglala Lakota artist
Amos Tversky, cognitive and mathematical psychologist
Amos Dolbear, American physicist and inventor
Amos Eaton, radical departure
Amos Bairoch, and Professor of Bioinformatics at the Department of Human Protein Sciences of the University of Geneva where he leads the CALIPHO group at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics combining bioinformatics
Amos E. Joel Jr., Amos Edward Joel Jr
Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher, writer, philosopher
Amos T. Akerman, served as United States Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant
Amos Oz, Israeli writer, novelist, journalist
Amos Alonzo Stagg, American athlete and college coach
Amos Milburn, s survey of 1949's R&B best-sellers
Amos Abbott, United States Congressman from Massachusetts
Amos Ellmaker, U.S. politician, attorney
Amos Rusie, American right-handed pitcher
Amos Tutuola, Nigerian writer
Amos Biwott, former Kenyan long-distance runner
Amos Lawrence, American merchant and philanthropist
Amos Adams Lawrence, key figure in the United States abolition movement
Amos Burn, English chess player
Amos G. Throop, businessman and politician in Chicago
Amos Whitney, mechanical engineer and Connecticut inventor
Amos Otis, former center fielder in Major League Baseball
Amos Wako, former Attorney General of Kenya and the first senator for Busia county
Amos Masondo, mayor of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa
Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk
Amos Poe, American New York City-based director and screenwriter
Amos Roberts, Australian former professional rugby league footballer

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html

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