Amy
/ˈeɪ.mi/
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Amy proper noun: a female given name from Latin.
Proper noun
Amy (plural Amys)
- A female given name from Latin.
- The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy Robsart. It may be noticed, in passing, that the name Amy - presuming that it occurs in contemporary manuscripts of authority - is an extremely rare one. It is obvious how easily the name Aime...1886, Hubert Hall, Society in the Elizabethan Age, Kessinger Publishing, published 2003, →ISBN, page 94
- As a child, Amy could have been drawn by Millais, if he was inclined - the name Amy is deceptively apt - but though the plumpness remains, not much but some, the ringlets have gone to be replaced by curls of the colour of cinnamon.1975, Derek Marlowe, Nightshade, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, page 7
- A surname.
- [...] Mr. John W. Amy, landlord of the "Cross Keys" at Arnold, Nottingham.1959 October, “Talking of Trains: Landlord hires a diesel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 460
Examples of Amy in a sentence
- The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy Robsart.1886, Hubert Hall, Society in the Elizabethan Age, Kessinger Publishing, published 2003, →ISBN, page 94:
- As Amy had been baptized Amelia (but always called Amy) after her mother, now her daughter, too, was baptized Amelia.1999, Susan Butler, Lawrence Butler, East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart., →ISBN, page 5:
- Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday.2025 February 25, Kaitlan Collins and Tierney Sneed, “White House reveals who DOGE acting administrator is”, in CNN:
Forms of Amy
| plural | Amys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Aimee |
| alternative form | Aimée |
| alternative form | Amey |
| alternative form | Amee |
| alternative form | Amie |
| alternative form | Amye |
Origin of Amy
Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).
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Questions about Amy
- What does Amy mean?
- Amy means a female given name from Latin.
- How do you use Amy in a sentence?
- The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy Robsart.
- What part of speech is Amy?
- Amy is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Amy?
- Amy is pronounced /ˈeɪ.mi/ (UK).
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