Ammon

Variation of Amman, German occupational name
"administrator"

Ammon Origin and Meaning

The name Ammon is a boy's name meaning "administrator".

Ammon is connected to two religions in the US and is used exclusively between the two of them. Prior to the 1960s, Ammon was considered a solely Amish name. In the Amish community, Ammon is bestowed in honor of Jacob Amman, whom the Amish sect is named after.

These days. Ammon is also a Mormon name. There are two figures called Ammon in The Book of Mormom, and Utah now has the largest number of babies named Ammon each year.

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Famous People Named Ammon

  • Ammon Michael Costa (b. 2007)son of Ashly DelGrosso & Mike Costa

Ammon in Pop Culture

  • Ammona people group (Ps. 83:7)
  • Ammonleader of the small group from Zarahemla who discovers King Limhi and his people in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 7,8, 21,22)
  • Ammonson of King Mosiah in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 27; Alma 17,27)

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