Amman: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Amman – Origin: Arabic (Ammonite origin) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ah-MAHN


Amman is an Arabic (Ammonite origin) unisex name. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Amman

Origin: Arabic (Ammonite origin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Amman

Phonetic: ah-MAHN   IPA: /ɑːˈmɑːn/

Popularity of Amman

Amman doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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