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Thoughts on Amos

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17caterpillars1mouse · 16/05/2018 21:18

What do you think of the name Amos for a boy? Do you know any?

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deptfordgirl · 17/05/2018 19:30

Really nice.

JumpingFrogs · 17/05/2018 17:56

My nephew (9) is an Amos. I don't mind it but most of the family seem to hate it and his grandparents have never come to terms with it ! It's biblical, and to me it's no worse than naming your son Noah, Seth or Ezra, which have all become quite popular

FrozenMargarita17 · 17/05/2018 17:54

Reminds me of Harry Potter

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/05/2018 17:45

Not keen, sorry.

campion · 17/05/2018 17:11

It's an actual name. Rare enough these days.And it's been around for centuries.

I'm still laughing at the idea that it's old fashioned when Albert,Wilfred, Herbert, Humphrey et al are inexplicably popular in some circles.

Anyway, OP, I like it. You could be starting a new trend!

bookworm14 · 17/05/2018 17:08

One of my NCT group called her son Amos. It wouldn't have occurred to me as a baby name, but I quite like it now.

onemouseplace · 17/05/2018 17:03

My old boss was friends with an Amos - he was Israeli and it was pronounced A-moss with a short A as in amaze. I quite liked the name.

heateallthebuns · 17/05/2018 16:58

Yeah also reminds me of the character in Emmerdale farm. But then you'd have to be quite old for that!!!

nooka · 17/05/2018 16:55

North Americans can't pronounce Amos at all, the 'o' in moss seems to be a real struggle so our dog mostly goes by A-moose. Luckily he responds to pretty much anything friendly :) Not that that should be a big consideration for the OP unless she has American relatives or plans to live there. Craig is another name that gets a bit mangled - I'm sure that there are others, and a few that Americans think British people screw up too.

Hefzi · 17/05/2018 04:08

I love it, but like PP, it always makes me think of Cold Comfort Farm. Just so long as you don't also have a Seth, though - otherwise, I wouldn't risk Something Nasty in the Woodshed Grin

RedDwarves · 17/05/2018 04:06

I like it, but Americans pronounce it almost the same as "anus" (rather than ay-MOSS with emphasis on the second syllable), and I heard a Kiwi say it the same way recently which has put me off.

buttercup54321 · 17/05/2018 03:43

Really don't like it. It sounds cold.
Ambrose?

ScrubTheDecks · 16/05/2018 22:41

Amos is a great name.
Love it.

Yes, Cold Comfort Farm, but so are Reuben and Seth (and Flora) and they have raced up the babyname charts.

TenThousandSpoons · 16/05/2018 22:36

Due a revival, I think.

lookingforbutterflies · 16/05/2018 22:35

Down trodden husband in Chicago Confused

Mwnci123 · 16/05/2018 22:35

I like it.

annandale · 16/05/2018 22:34

Cold Comfort Farm to me but there's nothing wrong with it, it's a nice sounding name.

AlbertaSimmons · 16/05/2018 22:33

Not unheard of in these parts (West Yorkshire) Wink. I like it but it's very "local" iyswim.

Sophronia · 16/05/2018 22:31

I really like it.

Ohyesiam · 16/05/2018 22:21

Old man from Yorkshire. I’m not sure why.
Time for a revival though I think.

River93 · 16/05/2018 22:20

It’s a name very popular in the traveller community

Anasnake · 16/05/2018 22:20

Amos and Mr Wilkes

CoolCarrie · 16/05/2018 22:19

There was an Amos in Emmerdale Farm, as it was called then, back in the 90s, he owned The Woolpack.

bridgetreilly · 16/05/2018 22:19

I know one, but he's German. It's very old-fashioned and, of course, biblical. I think it could be quite old-man-cool, though. Unusual but easy to spell and pronounce.

LadyPug · 16/05/2018 22:07

Makes me think of the poor bloke married to Roxie Hart in Chicago

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