Amos

A1M3O1S1
/ˈeɪ.məs/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

OriginBiblical Hebrew עמוס →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

Amos1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. biblicalA book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  3. biblicalA prophet, author of the book of Amos.
  4. A surname.

    Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.

    2021 May 12, Emily Cochrane, “In Infrastructure Talks With Biden, Capito Faces Fraught Path to Deal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2021
  5. A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
  6. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
    2. An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada.

AMOs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of AMO

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewעמוס“to carry; a burden”
  2. EnglishAmos

From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Ancient Greek Ἁμώς, Ἁμώς
  • Ἁμώς (Hamṓs)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Ἁμώς (Hamṓs)book of the Old Testament
Arabic عَامُوس, سِفْر عَامُوس
  • عَامُوس (ʕāmūs)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • سِفْر عَامُوس (sifr ʕāmūs)book of the Old Testament
Basque Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Bulgarian Амо́с, Амо́с
  • Амо́с (Amós)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Амо́с (Amós)book of the Old Testament
Catalan Amós, Amós
  • Amósfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amósbook of the Old Testament
Chinese Cantonese 阿摩司, 阿摩司書 /阿摩司书
  • 阿摩司 (aa³ mo¹ si¹)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • 阿摩司書 /阿摩司书 (aa³ mo¹ si¹ syu¹)book of the Old Testament
Chinese Mandarin 阿摩司, 阿摩司書 /阿摩司书
  • 阿摩司 (Āmósī)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • 阿摩司書 /阿摩司书 (Āmósīshū)book of the Old Testament
Czech Ámos, Ámos
  • Ámosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Ámosbook of the Old Testament
Danish Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Dutch Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Estonian Aamos, Aamose raamat
  • Aamosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Aamose raamatbook of the Old Testament
Finnish Aamos, Aamos
  • Aamosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Aamosbook of the Old Testament
French Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
German Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Greek Αμώς, Αμώς
  • Αμώς (Amós)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Αμώς (Amós)book of the Old Testament
Hawaiian ʻAmosa, ʻAmosa
  • ʻAmosafigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • ʻAmosabook of the Old Testament
Hebrew עָמוֹס, עָמוֹס
  • עָמוֹס ('amós)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • עָמוֹס ('Amós)book of the Old Testament
Hindi आमोस, आमोस
  • आमोस (āmos)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • आमोस (āmos)book of the Old Testament
Hungarian Ámos, Ámos
  • Ámosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Ámosbook of the Old Testament
Icelandic Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Irish Ámós, Leabhar Ámós
  • Ámósfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Leabhar Ámósbook of the Old Testament
  • Ámósbook of the Old Testament
Italian Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Japanese アモス, アモス書
  • アモス (Amosu)figure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • アモス書 (Amosu-sho)book of the Old Testament
Korean 아모스
  • 아모스 (Amoseu)book of the Old Testament
Latin Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Latvian Āmos, Āmos
  • Āmosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Āmosbook of the Old Testament
Lithuanian Amos, Amoso knyga
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amoso knygabook of the Old Testament
Malay Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Māori Amoho, Amoho
  • Amohofigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amohobook of the Old Testament
Norwegian Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Polish Amos, Księga Amosa
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Księga Amosabook of the Old Testament
Portuguese Amós, Amós
  • Amósfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amósbook of the Old Testament
Romanian Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Russian Амо́с
  • Амо́с (Amós)book of the Old Testament
Scottish Gaelic Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Slovak Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Spanish Amós, Amós
  • Amósfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amósbook of the Old Testament
Swahili Amosi, Amosi
  • Amosifigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosibook of the Old Testament
Swedish Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Tagalog Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament
Tamil ஆமோஸ்
  • ஆமோஸ் (āmōs)book of the Old Testament
Thai อาโมส
  • อาโมสbook of the Old Testament
Welsh Amos, Amos
  • Amosfigure mentioned in the Old Testament
  • Amosbook of the Old Testament

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Amos

famoussquamousSeamusshamusramusignoramushamousworld-famous
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Anagrams

somaSamosoamOsam
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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