Amon
AH-mon; AY-mon
Hebrew, Arabic, Greek from Egyptian
"the hidden one; invisible"Share
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
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.
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Famous People Named Amon
- AmonGovernor of Samaria in King Ahab's day (1 Kings 22:26)
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- Amon GordonAmerican NFL football player
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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'