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'''AMORON''' is most likely a late variant of the earlier '''[[AMARON]]''' or '''[[AMMORON]]'''. See the same for a discussion of the etymology.
'''AMORON''' is most likely a late variant of the earlier '''[[AMARON]]''' or '''[[AMMORON]]'''. See the same for a discussion of the etymology.
It is possible that the name is A-Moron, "he of '''MORON'''." An attested Maya name pattern is aj + geographic location, "he of" geographic location.<ref>Pierre Robert Colas, ''Sinn und Bedeutung klassischer Maya-Personennamen'' (Markt Schwaben: Anton Saurwein, 2004), xxiii-xxiv, 200-201.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
It is unlikely that the a vowel is a prosthetic aleph (RFS) because there is no consonant cluster to force a helping vowel.
It is unlikely that the a vowel is a prosthetic aleph (RFS) because there is no consonant cluster to force a helping vowel.
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CF. Book of Mormon '''[[AMARON]]''', '''[[AMMARON]]''', '''[[AMMORON]]''', '''[[MORON]]''', '''[[MORONI]]''', '''[[MORONIHAH]]''', et al.
CF. Book of Mormon '''[[AMARON]]''', '''[[AMMARON]]''', '''[[AMMORON]]''', '''[[MORON]]''', '''[[MORONI]]''', '''[[MORONIHAH]]''', et al.

Revision as of 11:47, 18 January 2012

Nephite PN 1. Soldier, late 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:7)

AMORON is most likely a late variant of the earlier AMARON or AMMORON. See the same for a discussion of the etymology.

It is possible that the name is A-Moron, "he of MORON." An attested Maya name pattern is aj + geographic location, "he of" geographic location.[1]

Notes

It is unlikely that the a vowel is a prosthetic aleph (RFS) because there is no consonant cluster to force a helping vowel.

  1. Pierre Robert Colas, Sinn und Bedeutung klassischer Maya-Personennamen (Markt Schwaben: Anton Saurwein, 2004), xxiii-xxiv, 200-201.

CF. Book of Mormon AMARON, AMMARON, AMMORON, MORON, MORONI, MORONIHAH, et al.

See also Amoron Variant