English Explanatory Dictionary

Ames

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
  8. A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  9. A village in Montgomery County, New York.
  10. A township in Athens County, Ohio.
  11. A town in Major County, Oklahoma.
  12. A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amy.
noun
  1. plural of AME

Pronunciation

/eɪmz/

Word forms

Ames Ameses

Etymology

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

Derived words

Ames room Ames test Ames trapezoid Ames window
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