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Ames
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Appendix:Variations of "ames"
Translingual
Etymology
mul en Ames.
Proper noun
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Oakes Ames (botanist) Oakes Ames (1874-1950).
Further reading
Author query of the International Plant Names Index
mul Botanical author abbreviations
English
Pronunciation
en /eɪmz/
en eɪmz 1
Etymology 1
en
Proper noun
~ es
en.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/San Miguel County s/Colorado.
en ucomm co/Monroe County s/Illinois.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Union co/Montgomery County s/Indiana.
en city co/Story County s/Iowa.
en Andrea May Sahouri, Gage Miskimen, Danielle Gehr Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire w:USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/19/hate-crime-iowa-man-sentenced-prison-burning-lgbtq-flag/2705226001/ 2019-12-19 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250827011052/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/19/hate-crime-iowa-man-sentenced-prison-burning-lgbtq-flag/2705226001/ 27 August 2025
en ucomm co/Cloud County s/Kansas.
en CDP co/Dodge County s/Nebraska.
en village co/Montgomery County s/New York.
en twp co/Athens County s/Ohio.
en town co/Major County s/Oklahoma.
en minor city co/Liberty County s/Texas.
en ucomm co/Fayette County s/West Virginia.
en commune in dept/Pas-de-Calais r/Hauts-de-France c/France.
en mun in p:suf/A Coruña acomm/Galicia c/Spain.
Derived terms
en Ames test Ames room Ames trapezoid Ames window
Descendants
mul 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
ames
Etymology 2
From the en Amy y y + en -s hypocoristic hypocoristic suffix.
Proper noun
en female Amy.
en 2019 Jenn Gott Who's Afraid of Amy Sinclair? Brittany looked up, and Amy's arrival was finally noticed. “Hey, Ames,” Brittany said, waving from the corner of the couch.
Anagrams
en aems ASME EMAS MSAE Mesa Same eams mase meas meas. mesa same seam
Galician
thumb|Ames town hall, in Bertamiráns
Etymology
Attested as Oliames in 1143;"Oliames" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica. as Oiames in 1145;"Oiames" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica. and as Ames and Oames in the 14th and 15th centuries. Probably from gl qsb-ibe -.
Pronunciation
gl /ˈame̝s/
Proper noun
m
gl municipality p/A Coruña autonomous community/Galicia c/Spain
gl parish municipality/Ames p/A Coruña autonomous community/Galicia
Derived terms
gl amesán
See also
gl
References