Amon

Where Amon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Amon.

Amon through the years
  1. 664 BC
    Amon born
    King of Judah noted in 2 Kings 21:18
  2. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1887
    Peak, #819
    6 babies named Amon, its best rank.
  4. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1908
    Amon Göth born
    Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Amon · King of Judah noted in 2 Kings 21:18, 664 BC–640 BC
  • Amon Göth · Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal, 1908–1946
  • Amon Tobin · Brazilian musician, born 1972
  • Amon Ritter von Gregurich · Hungarian fencer, 1867–1915
  • Amon Simutowe · chess player, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.