Definitions for amy
amy

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Amynoun

   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 might be read for Anne.

2. Etymology: Anglicized form of Old French Amee, which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata ("beloved").[1]

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1. Amy

   Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amethyst or Amita. In French, the name is spelled "Aimée", which means "beloved".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Amynoun

   a friend

2. Etymology: [F. ami, fr. L. amicus.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amy

   A foreigner serving on board, subject to some prince in friendship with us.

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1. amy

   from a French word meaning “ beloved”

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on December 12, 2022  

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1. amy

   Song lyrics by amy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by amy on the Lyrics.com website.

2. AMY

   What does AMY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the AMY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amy is ranked #14570 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Amy surname appeared 2,045 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Amy.
   
   81.2% or 1,661 total occurrences were White.
   12.2% or 250 total occurrences were Black.
   4.3% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'amy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2703

Anagrams for amy »

1. May

2. may

3. MYA

4. Mya

5. mya

6. yam

How to pronounce amy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say amy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of amy in a Sentence

1. Jim Clyburn:

   We are all victims sometimes of timing and some of us benefit tremendously from timing, this is very tough timing for Amy Klobuchar. ... The timing is tough.

2. Joe Biden:

   Pete Buttigieg is right around 4% in the African-American community - Amy Klobuchar is at 0.

3. Chase Scolnick:

   As Orange County Superior Court observed, Bill Gross's conduct was' defiant and contemptuous,' and Amy Gross's testimony was' preposterous' and' lacking in credibility,' hopefully, the Court's ruling of a five-day jail sentence causes The Grosses to finally realize The Grosses billions do not mean they are above the law.

4. Terry Sebastian:

   [ McConnell ] has failed every step of the way and Amy McGrath will continue to stand up for hard-working Kentuckians and call him out on putting politics ahead of what's doing right for Kentucky and the country.

5. Amy Coney Barrett:

   Showing that we can disagree on the issues and the merits without being nasty is one of the tributes to the way we do our business, our disagreement on political issues and important constitutional issues doesn't diminish the value of who Justice Amy Coney Barrett is in my mind or to me.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amy
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amy
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=amy
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html