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 [ 2 syll. a-mon, am-on ] The boy name Amon is pronounced aaMAON KEY. Amon has its origins in the Egyptian language and it is used largely in Hebrew. The name Amon means 'the hidden one'. The meaning of the name is obscure. In Egyptian mythology, Amon or Amun was the chief deity. His identity was later merged with that of the sun god Ra, and he was subsequenty worshipped as Amun-ra. Forms of Amon include the English and Egyptian Amen, the Greek Ammon, and the Egyptian Amun. Amon is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1904 with 0.005% of baby boys being named Amon. It had a ranking of #968 then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all boy names in its family, Amon was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Amon include the Indian Aamin, the name Agni, the Arabic Aman, the Arabic and East Indian Ameen, the English and Egyptian Amen, the Hebrew Ami, the Arabic and East Indian Amin, the French Amine, the Greek Ammon, the East Indian Amnon, the Egyptian Amun, the Arabic Amyn, the Akan Anan, the name Annan, the German Anno, the Hawaiian Anuenue, the Akan Enu, the name Honon, the English Ihan, and the Arabic Imam. KEY: English pronunciation for Amon: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
