Amon

AH-mon; AY-mon
Hebrew, Arabic, Greek from Egyptian
"the hidden one; invisible"

Amon Origin and Meaning

The name Amon is a boy's name of Hebrew, Irish origin meaning "the hidden one; invisible".

In Egyptian mythology, Amon is a major god associated with creation and the air. He was later fused with the Sun god, Ra, and became Amun-Ra.

In the US, Amon is occasionally used as a variation of Ammon, primarily within the Amish and Mormon communities.

# 969 in the US

Amon Rank in US Top 1000

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Amon Popularity

Famous People Named Amon

  • AmonGovernor of Samaria in King Ahab's day (1 Kings 22:26)
  • King AmonBiblical king of Judah, father of King Josiah
  • Amonancestor of some who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:59)
  • Amon GordonAmerican NFL football player
  • Amon AkilbaevChinese,Uzbek painter
  • Amon G. CarterAmerican newspaper founder
  • Amon TobinBrazilian electronic music producer

Amon in Pop Culture

  • Amoncharacter in "The Legend of Korra"
  • Amon Henplace name in the Lord of the Rings series
  • Amon Byrnecharacter in The Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima
  • Amonevil god in the Lufia video game series
  • Amoncharacter in anime "Witch Hunter Robin"
  • Amon Tomaz aka OsirisDC Comics character
  • Amondemon in video game "Shadow Hearts Covenant"
  • Amondemon in manga and anime "Devilman"
  • Amon GaramJapanese name of Adrian Gecko, character from anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! GX"
  • Amonaka Dark Voice or Fallen One, character in StarCraft games
  • Amoncharacter in Dungeons & Dragons series
  • Amon GoetheNazi commander in film 'Schindler's List'
  • Amon Koutaroucharacter from the manga and anime 'Tokyo Ghoul'