Amos

Meaning of Amos

Amos, a name first sung in ancient Hebrew as “Āmōs,” meaning “carried” or “borne by God,” moves through history with the quiet persistence of a moonlit river slipping beneath a torii gate, its current steady yet reflective of every era it passes; in the Book of Amos, the farmer-prophet speaks against injustice, and that aura of principled calm still clings to the syllables, giving them the cool gleam of ink on rice paper. From New England hymnbooks to contemporary space-faring fiction, Amos has surfaced repeatedly—not loudly, but with the measured cadence of a temple bell—so that, even after a century and a half on American birth records, it feels neither antique nor hurried, simply enduring. Parents who whisper AY-muhs over a swaddled son often sense its subtle balance: an earthy humility reminiscent of tilled fields after rain, yet a moral backbone as unbending as a bamboo grove in winter. Like the pale petals of spring’s first ume blossoms, Amos offers restrained beauty; it invites a life lived upright, attentive, and quietly strong, all while carrying, as its meaning promises, a gentle assurance of being held.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as AY-muhs (/eɪməs/)

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