First name for Amos

On this page, you will find more than 2,400 first name ideas for Amos’ name, for situations if you have Amos’ as your last name or if you chose Amos as your child’s second name. Keep reading and choose the right first name from the name list.

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Origin and meaning of Amos’ name

The origin is: Hebrew

And the main meaning is: Borne by God, and also “carried by God”, “load” or “burden”

Amos name pronunciation

(AY mos), (AH mohs)

3 Variations of Amos’ name

1. Am
2. Amoss
3. Amose

Nickname of Amos

• Ame

48 Famous people with the name Amos

1. Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American educator, father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
2. Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), American inventor
3. Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
4. Amos Eiran, Israeli President of the University of Haifa
5. Amos Frishman (born 1964), Israeli basketball player
6. Amos Frumkin (born 1953), Israeli geologist
7. Amos Gilad (1941–2010), Israeli Olympic runner
8. Amos Grodzinowsky (born 1940), Israeli Olympic runner
9. Amos Grunebaum (born 1950), obstetrician and gynecologist
10. Amos Horev (born 1924), Israeli Major-General, nuclear scientist, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
11. Amos E. Joel Jr. (1918–2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
12. Amos Kairuz, birth name of Danny Thomas (1912–1991), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer
13. Amos Lapidot (1934–2019), Israeli fighter pilot, 10th commander of the Israeli Air Force, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
14. Amos Lee (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
15. Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player
16. Amos Meller (1938–2007), Israeli composer and conductor
17. Amos Miller (c. 1865–1888), lynching victim
18. Amos O’Neal, American politician
19. Amos Oz (born 1939), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
20. Amos Shapira, Israeli former president of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa
21. Amos Urban Shirk (1890?–1956), American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
22. Amos Singletary (1721–1806), American mill operator, lawyer, Anti-Federalist
23. Amos Tversky (1937–1996), Israeli pioneer of cognitive science
24. Amos Zereoué (born 1976), American football player
25. Amos Gitai (born 1950), Israeli film director
26. Amos Yadlin (born 1951), former Israeli Air Force general
27. Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Arab Israeli officer in the Israel Defense Forces
28. Alf Amos (1893–1959), English footballer
29. Ben Amos (born 1990), English football goalkeeper
30. Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
31. Dan Amos (born 1951), chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
32. Danny Amos (born 1987), South African born-Israeli association football player
33. Emma Amos (disambiguation), multiple people
34. Hallam Amos (born 1994), Welsh rugby player
35. James F. Amos (born 1946), United States Marine Corps general
36. John Amos (born 1939), American actor
37. Lowell Amos (1943–2022), American murderer
38. Luke Amos (born 1997), English footballer
39. Martin John Amos (born 1941), American Catholic Bishop
40. Michael Amos (20th century), New Zealand swimmer
41. Nathan Amos (born 1979), South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
42. Ruth Amos (born 1989), British entrepreneur and inventor
43. Stephen K. Amos (born 1967), English stand-up comedian
44. Terri Utley née Amos (born 1962), American beauty queen and motivational speaker
45. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
46. Wally Amos (born 1936), American entrepreneur, actor and book writer
47. Walter Amos (1899–1967), English footballer
48. Valerie Amos (born 1954), British peer

Top 10 siblings’ ideas for Amos

Here are the top 10 brothers and sisters’ names ideas for Amos’ name, for more – check here.

1. Levi
2. Micah
3. Rosaly
4. Arlo
5. Campbell
6. Eli
7. John
8. Miles
9. Noah
10. Oliver

Amos name short – for what?

Is good to know, that “AMOS” is also an acronym for “Add Me On Snapchat” (social media)

*Sources: Part of the article is from the Wikipedia page about Amos’ name