Ames
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Ames
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Oakes Ames (1874-1950).
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Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)
- A surname.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A female given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
- A city in Story County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
- A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
- A village in Montgomery County, New York.
- A township in Athens County, Ohio.
- A town in Major County, Oklahoma.
- A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.
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Descendants edit
- Translingual: Ames
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ames”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 34.
- Forebears
Etymology 2 edit
From the clipping of Amy + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Ames
- 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.
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Ames m
See also edit
- Ames on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl