Ames

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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

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

  1. A surname.
  2. 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.
  3. A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. 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

Ames town hall, in Bertamiráns

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

Proper noun

Ames m

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

Derived terms

See also

References

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