Ames

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ames. === Proper noun === Ames A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Oakes Ames (1874-1950). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɪmz/ Rhymes: -eɪmz === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Ames (countable and uncountable, plural Ameses) A surname. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. A city in Story County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas. A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska. A village in Montgomery County, New York. A township in Athens County, Ohio. A town in Major County, Oklahoma. A minor city in Liberty County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia. A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Translingual: Ames ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ames is the 24870th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1286 individuals. Ames is most common among White (86.1%%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ames”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 34. Forebears === Etymology 2 === From the clipping of Amy + -s (hypocoristic suffix). ==== Proper noun ==== Ames A diminutive of the female given name Amy. === Anagrams === ASME, EMAS, MSAE, Mesa, Same, eams, mase, meas, meas., mesa, same, seam == Galician == === Etymology === Attested as Oliames in 1143; as Oiames in 1145; and as Ames and Oames in the 14th and 15th centuries. Probably from Paleo-Hispanic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈame̝s/ === Proper noun === Ames m a municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain a parish of Ames, A Coruña, Galicia ==== Derived terms ==== amesán === See also === Ames on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl === References ===