Amos

Boy Names
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How do you pronounce the name [name_u]Amos[/name_u]? Is it different in US vs UK?

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I’m in the US and I pronounce [name_u]Amos[/name_u] as “ay-muss”

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I’m in the US and I pronounce it like Ay-mOs (like the O sound from host)

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Like aim-us. I actually sent this to a.friend to see what she thought and.she.just texted back anus… So the similarities there were too much for me.

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Yup!!! That was my thinking too!!!
I was hoping that someone might pronounce is A-[name_m]Moss[/name_m], like the ‘O’ in ‘loss’ - but unfortunately, I do think it will work out!

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Here in Australia I pronounce it A-moss, and I think others do too

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I pronounce it A-moss in the UK as well.

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Pronunciation of [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
  • A-moss
  • A-mus
  • Other

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another ay-moss (UK based)

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Ay-moss (Ay rhyming with pay) - I’m in the UK

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“A moss” for me too, pronounced like the two separate words. I am from [name_u]South[/name_u] [name_m]Wales[/name_m]

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Thanks everyone! This has been so helpful!!!

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The same for me.

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Ay- [name_m]Moss[/name_m] (UK)

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AY-moss (UK). It’s such a cool name! :sunglasses:

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I go back and forth between AY-moss and AY-muss (USA here) and I really like it! [name_u]Amos[/name_u] is a cool name.

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AY-miss/AY-muss

I’m in the US

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Ay-moss in [name_f]English[/name_f]

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Amos= A-mus rhymes with famous! Like the cookies! In the US.

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Same, and I’m just over the ditch in [name_u]New[/name_u] Zealand!

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name. I like both pronunciations, and could very quickly adapt to the other pronunciation if I met one. :heart: