MEANING & HISTORY
What does Amos mean?
Amos comes from a Hebrew root concerning a load or burden. The biblical prophet Amos gives the name its principal religious association, with a tradition of teaching against corruption and oppression.
The root meaning should be distinguished from an assertion that a present-day bearer is a burden. Amos is an inherited Hebrew personal name, transmitted through biblical languages into English and other naming traditions, rather than a modern English descriptive label.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).
A male given name from Hebrew.
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People with the name Amos
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Amos Rivera
Filipino politician (born 1977)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Amos Rivera
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Amos in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Amos
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Amor♀Love in Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese
- Ama♀Born on Saturday in the Akan day-name tradition
- Ambo♂Tagalog familiar form of Pablo
- Amboy♂Cebuano familiar form of Pablo
- Amel·Bosnian Amal form; separate North African transcription
- Amer·Arabic Aamir transcription, prosperous or thriving
- Amie·Beloved; variant of Amy
- Amin♂Truthful or trustworthy in Arabic
What rhymes with Amos?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Amos
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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- Wikidata given-name item Q18216060 — Amos (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Amos Rivera (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18216060 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Amos (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Amos (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.