Amos

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈeɪ.məs//

A male given name from Hebrew.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Hebrew.
2
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
3
A prophet, author of the book of Amos.
4
A surname.
Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.
5
A town in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
6
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
7
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
8
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”).

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Amos · A male given name from Hebrew.

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