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Ames

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

  • //eɪmz//

A surname.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

  2. 2

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.

  3. 3

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.

  4. 4

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

  5. 5

    A number of places in the United States: A city in Story County, Iowa.

    Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.

  6. 6

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.

  7. 7

    A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.

  8. 8

    A number of places in the United States: A village in Montgomery County, New York.

  9. 9

    A number of places in the United States: A township in Athens County, Ohio.

  10. 10

    A number of places in the United States: A town in Major County, Oklahoma.

  11. 11

    A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.

  12. 12

    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.

  13. 13

    A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

  14. 14

    A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of the female given name Amy.

    Brittany looked up, and Amy's arrival was finally noticed. “Hey, Ames,” Brittany said, waving from the corner of the couch.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
Ameses
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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