Ames

A1M3E1S1
/eɪmz/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

Ames1

proper nounAmes (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses)

plural Ameses

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA 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.

      2019 December 19, Andrea May Sahouri, Gage Miskimen, Danielle Gehr, “Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire”, in USA Today
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
    6. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
    7. countableuncountableA village in Montgomery County, New York.
    8. countableuncountableA township in Athens County, Ohio.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Major County, Oklahoma.
    10. countableuncountableA minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  3. countableuncountableA commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. countableuncountableA municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

Ames2

proper noun
  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.

    2019, Jenn Gott, Who's Afraid of Amy Sinclair?

AMEs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of AME

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Ames

gamesJamesThameslamesGreat Saint JamesLittle Saint JamesSaint JamesWay of St. James
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Anagrams

samemesaseamsemamaseAsem
Cite this entry
APA

Ames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ames

MLA

“Ames.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ames. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ames,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ames.

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