Meaning: A given name well used in Jamaica and the Caribbean; it also echoes Amoy, the old Western name for the Chinese port city of Xiamen. Its personal-name meaning is not fixed; routes uncertain.Low
In 30 seconds: A bright Caribbean name: Amoy is well used in Jamaica (said 'uh-MOY'). Distinctive — routes uncertain, which we note.
MeaningA given name well used in Jamaica and the Caribbean; it also echoes Amoy, the old Western name for the Chinese port city of Xiamen. Its personal-name meaning is not fixed; routes uncertain.
Amoy is well used as a given name in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, and separately names the port city now called Xiamen. Its personal meaning is not fixed, which we note — bright and rare in the U.S. (said 'uh-MOY').
In the U.S. it appears rarely, mostly in Caribbean-heritage families. Rare, bright, and distinctive.
Did you know? Amoy is a given name popular in Jamaica and the Caribbean; it also echoes 'Amoy,' the old Western name for the Chinese port of Xiamen — its personal-name meaning stays uncertain, which we note (said 'uh-MOY').
Amoy is a Caribbean given name; its personal meaning is not fixed, and it also echoes the old name for Xiamen. The routes are uncertain, which we note.
How do you pronounce Amoy?
It's said uh-MOY /əˈmɔɪ/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
