Ames

See also: ames, amés, âmes, and -âmes

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ames.

Proper noun

Ames

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Oakes Ames (1874-1950).

Further reading

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪmz/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmz

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

  1. A surname.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A female given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    4. A city in Story County, Iowa.
    5. An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
    6. A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
    7. A village in Montgomery County, New York.
    8. A township in Athens County, Ohio.
    9. A town in Major County, Oklahoma.
    10. A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
    11. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  4. A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  5. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Translingual: Ames
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ames is the 24870th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1286 individuals. Ames is most common among White (86.1%%) individuals.

Further reading

Etymology 2

From the clipping of Amy + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Proper noun

Ames

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amy
    • 2019, Jenn Gott, Who's Afraid of Amy Sinclair?:
      Brittany looked up, and Amy's arrival was finally noticed. “Hey, Ames,” Brittany said, waving from the corner of the couch.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

Attested as Oliames in 1143;[1] as Oiames in 1145;[2] and as Ames and Oames in the 14th and 15th centuries. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈame̝s/

Proper noun

Ames m

  1. A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
  2. A parish of Ames, A Coruña, Galicia

See also

References

  1. "Oliames" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
  2. "Oiames" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
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