Amos.
A male given name from Hebrew.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Hebrew.
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
A prophet, author of the book of Amos.
A surname.
A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada.
Where this word comes from
From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).
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