eames

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/iːmz/

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English ēam →
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Meanings

eames1

noun
  1. pluralplural of eame

Eames2

proper nounEames (countable and uncountable, plural Eameses)

plural Eameses · alternative Eanes · alternative Iams

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēam“maternal uncle”
  2. EnglishEames

Probably from the genitive form of Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SeemameaseAseemMaeseameseSameeEmesa
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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