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Variant English Pronunciation: AY-mos.
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Unique, cool, ages well.
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I've also heard AH-mohs often and it's how I (American) pronounce it.
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Also Afrikaans: https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos
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Amos is a strong, serious name that sounds very masculine. I’m a big fan of this name. For those who worry that it sounds like anus, I say it also sounds like famous, shameless, painless, blameless, etc. If kids want to make fun of someone’s name they will find a way. I was called Tecumpseh in elementary school because my name starts with a T and ends in a -ah sound even though my name sounds nothing like Tecumpseh. I don’t think giving a child the name Amos sets them up for extra teasing. Just another opinion...
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Also Galician: https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_nomes_masculinos_en_galego#N
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Amos Hart, in the musical Chicago.
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Also used in Poland. The Polish pronunciation is A-mahs.
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I'm not the first and I'm certainly not going to be the last saying this. Famous Amos is the first thing that comes to my head but that does not deter from the fact that Amos is a great name. I love Amos, it's just as sweet as the chocolate chip cookie :) for real, I like the name Amos- enough joking.
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In 2018, 31 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Amos who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 459th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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The meaning listed is incorrect. It's from Hebrew verb Amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’ in reference to "carrying the burden."
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Famous bearers could be Amos Diggory, Cedric Diggory's hyper-competitive father; Amos Kane, Carter and Sadie Kane's uncle and a host of the Egyptian god Set; and Amos Slade from the Fox and the Hound who was adapted on Once Upon a Time in the book Red's Untold Tale and was a lover of Widow Lucas, Red's grandmother.
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In Greek Amos or most commonly Ammos means sand and in the Roman times it meant the area surrounding the sea.
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Amos is one of the greatest name I have ever come across.
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It's a very upperclass name, but I think it suits a grown man more than it does a child. It would sound Spanish if you pronounced it "Ah-mose", however.
It also has a classical ting to it, descended from Hebrew. It is also very majestic, kind of mysterious in a way. Considerably unique, should be more popular especially in America.
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It also has a classical ting to it, descended from Hebrew. It is also very majestic, kind of mysterious in a way. Considerably unique, should be more popular especially in America.
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Great name but not something I'd use for a child. It rhymes with Anus. Yeah, no thank you...
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Amos was the name of one of the two failing bandits in the movie, "The Apple Dumpling Gang".
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"Famous Amos"
Love this name!
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Love this name!
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Singer-songwriter Amos Lee.
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You have a mistake. Amoos is to be full of what you carry, and in Hebrew you write it just the same, but it have nothing to do with the name Amos.
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This makes me think of a sort of dumb, bumbling guy. Probably because I connect it with the character in the musical Chicago.
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I would fear that a boy named Amos would be called anus throughout grade school.
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In the musical version of "Whistle Down The Wind", Swallow's old friend who saves her is called Amos.
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Amos ROCKED in the bible! I love the book of Amos and if you were named Amos I think it would be a great! I love the name Amos Hayden or Amos David.
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A famous bearer of this name is the Israeli novelist Amos Oz.
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The name Amos also means "Burden or Burden-Bearer" because of the great burden of delivering his prophecy from God concerning the sins of the nation as well as their punishment for such sins.
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The "Amos and Andy Show" was a popular radio show in the U.S. during the 1920/30s and a television show in the 1950s. The main characters were Amos Jones and Andy Hogg Brown. Today, the show is best remembered for its offensive racial stereotyping. It starred African-American actors, but upheld 19th-century ideas about blacks and featured moronic dialogue. Protests from the NAACP contributed to its cancelation.
Unfortunately, the stereotypes portrayed in the show are still slightly attached to Amos, and it's a shame that this lovely name doesn't get the attention it deserves.
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Unfortunately, the stereotypes portrayed in the show are still slightly attached to Amos, and it's a shame that this lovely name doesn't get the attention it deserves.
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The Hebrew pronunciation for this is ah-mohs.
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My friends and I use this as a pet form for our friend Amy. Mostly just to get on her nerves.
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I love the name Amos, especially since J.K. Rowling used it for Cedric Diggory's father: Amos Diggory.
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In the play/movie Chicago, Amos is the name of Roxy Hart's husband.
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Amos Slade is the angry hunter in the Disney film "The Fox and the Hound".
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Don't forget Famous Amos cookies.
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