Ahmose
/ˈɑːm.oʊs/noun
An ancient Egyptian personal name meaning “the moon is born” or “born of Iah,” borne by several pharaohs and nobles.
Did you know?Ahmose comes from Egyptian *jꜥḥ-ms* (“born of Iah”), where Iah was the moon god — so the name is basically a theophoric claim of lunar rebirth.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
jꜥḥ-ms
““Born of Iah” or “the moon is born,” a theophoric personal name invoking the moon god Iah.”
Middle Egyptian
Egyptian
ꜥḥ-ms
“A shortened Egyptian name form used in royal and personal naming traditions.”
Greek
Greek
Ἄμωσις
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian royal name, used by classical writers.”
Latin
Latin
Ahmose
“Latinized transcription of the Egyptian name in historical and scholarly usage.”
Modern English
English
Ahmose
“The standard English form of the ancient Egyptian royal and personal name.”