Amyas

English Etymology From en fro Amis, a given name and nickname, from en la amīcus friend. Later interpreted as a masculine form of en Amy. Proper noun en literary rare en male Latin. IV VIII 59 The morrow next about the wanted howre, / The Dwarfe cald at the doore of Amyas, / To come forthwith unto his Ladies bowre. en 1855 w:Charles Kingsley Westward Ho! Macmillan and Co. 1871 17 Because there was fellow-feeling of old in merry England, in county and in town; and these are Devon men, and men of Bideford, whose names are Amyas Leigh of Burrough, John Staveley, Michael Heard, and Jonas Marshall of Bideford, and Thomas Braund of Clovelly: and they, the first of all English mariners, have sailed round the world with Francis Drake, and are come hither to give God thanks. en 1942 w:Agatha Christie Five Little Pigs 39 HarperCollins 1994 0006163726 She was an admirer of Kingsley. That's why she called her son Amyas. His father scoffed at the name - but he gave in. Anagrams en aamsy Mayas amays