Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “morning.”
(AH-moo)

The name comes directly from the Finnish word for “morning.”

It first entered the Finnish Calendar in 1929. Apparently, it has occasionally been used on males, but is considered feminine. Earliest recorded use of this name in Finland is 1899.

An obscure variation is Aamukoi (morning dawn).

Its designated name-day in Finland is February 2nd.

Possible translations

• Amou (French)

Calques (the below are feminine)

• Akinyi (Luo)
• Auring (Filipino)
• Chen (Chinese, unisex)
• Doha, Duha (Arabic)
• Goizane (Basque)
• Liwen (Mapuche)
• Rīta (Latvian)
• Rytė (Lithuanian)
• Sabah (Arabic)
• Zariza (Arabic)
• Vihaana (Sanskrit)

Masculine

• Manlius (Latin)
• Prabhat (Sanskrit)
• Rīts (Latvian)
• Rytas (Lithuanian)
• Vihaan (Sanskrit)

Sources

• https://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
• https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamu_(nimi)
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/aamu
• https://nimikirja.fi/Aamu
• http://xn--nimipiv-9wac.fi/aamu/
• https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Aamu