Ammon

Am·mon
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/ˈæm.ən/US[ˈɛə̯mɪ̈n]

proper noun

An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.

OriginHebrew עַמּוֹן →
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Meanings

Ammon1

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
  2. A community in Moncton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  5. An unincorporated community in Amelia County, Virginia.

Ammon2

proper noun
  1. Egyptianalternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of Amun.

    Here, over five hundred years before, had come the founder of Alexandria, Alexander the Great, to visit the oracle of Ammon, the god figured to be like a man having the head and horns of a ram.

    1898, Mary E. Bamford, Out of the Triangle

Ammon3

proper nounthe Ammon
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of the Almond: a river in Scotland.

Origin

Ammon · proper noun

  1. Hebrewעַמּוֹן
  2. EnglishAmmon

From Hebrew עַמּוֹן (ammon), from the root ע־מ־ם.

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Ammon · proper noun

  1. Egyptiani-mn:n-A40
  2. Ancient GreekἌμμων
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. EnglishAmmon

From Latin Ammōn, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), itself from Egyptian i-mn:n-A40 (jmn).

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Translations

Hebrew עַמּוֹן
  • עַמּוֹן (amon)an ancient people of Israel
Hindi आमोन
  • आमोन (āmon)an ancient people of Israel
Polish Ammon
  • Ammonan ancient people of Israel
Portuguese Amom
  • Amoman ancient people of Israel
Russian аммонитя́не
  • аммонитя́не (ammonitjáne)an ancient people of Israel
Spanish Amón
  • Amónan ancient people of Israel

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Ammon

salmonshaman
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Anagrams

Moman
Cite this entry
APA

Ammon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ammon

MLA

“Ammon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ammon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ammon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ammon.

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