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.

Amon Rank in US Top 1000

# 969 in the US

Amon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 946 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Amon

• 946 Nameberry 2025
• 471 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Amon

• Amon Governor of Samaria in King Ahab's day (1 Kings 22:26)
• King Amon Biblical king of Judah, father of King Josiah
• Amon ancestor of some who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:59)
• Amon Gordon American NFL football player
• Amon Akilbaev Chinese,Uzbek painter
• Amon G. Carter American newspaper founder
• Amon Tobin Brazilian electronic music producer

The name Amon in Pop Culture

• Amon character in "The Legend of Korra"
• Amon Hen place name in the Lord of the Rings series
• Amon Byrne character in The Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima
• Amon evil god in the Lufia video game series
• Amon character in anime "Witch Hunter Robin"
• Amon Tomaz aka Osiris DC Comics character
• Amon demon in video game "Shadow Hearts Covenant"
• Amon demon in manga and anime "Devilman"
• Amon Garam Japanese name of Adrian Gecko, character from anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! GX"
• Amon aka Dark Voice or Fallen One, character in StarCraft games
• Amon character in Dungeons & Dragons series
• Amon Goethe Nazi commander in film 'Schindler's List'
• Amon Koutarou character from the manga and anime 'Tokyo Ghoul'