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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Ames is usually either French, English or German in origin. The French name comes from the noun , meaning a friend or a beloved. The surname also derives from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

and

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

personal name Amys or Amice, the Latin amicus, or from a

Late Latin Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the , and continuing into the 7th century in t ...

derivative of this, Amicius. The German roots of the name could have come from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

word , meaning "busy," as a nickname for an active person. The name also has connections to the modern German name Ameise, meaning "ant". Variations of the surname include Aames,

Amess Amess is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Amess (1952–2021), British politician *Katie Amess (born 1985), English actress and model *Ronald Amess (1927–2011), Australian ice hockey player *Samuel Amess (1826–1898), ...

, Amies, Amis, Amiss,

Amos Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos' ...

, Hames, Haymes,

Eames Eames is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aled Eames (1921–1996), Welsh maritime historian * Arthur Johnson Eames (1881–1969), American botanist * Benjamin T. Eames (1818–1901), American politician, U.S. Representative ...

, and others. The name may also be a contraction of

Ambrose Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...

List of people surnamed Ames

* A. A. Ames (Albert Alonzo Ames, 1842–1911), American physician and politician *

Adelaide Ames Adelaide Ames (June 3, 1900 – June 26, 1932) was an American astronomer and research assistant at Harvard University. She contributed to the study of galaxies with her co-authorship of ''A Survey of the External Galaxies Brighter Than the Thirt ...

(1900–1932), American astronomer, co-author of the

Shapley-Ames Catalog The ''Shapley-Ames Catalog of Bright Galaxies'' is a catalog of galaxies published in 1932 that includes observations of 1249 objects brighter than 13.2 magnitude. It was compiled by Harlow Shapley and Adelaide Ames. They identified 1189 objects bas ...

Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. A Radical Republican, he was military governor, U.S. Senat ...

(1835–1933), American Civil War general *

Adelbert Ames Jr. Adelbert Ames Jr. (August 19, 1880 – July 3, 1955) was an American scientist who made contributions to physics, physiology, ophthalmology, psychology, and philosophy. He pioneered the study of physiological optics at Dartmouth College, serving ...

(1880–1955), American scientist *

Adrienne Ames Adrienne Ames (born Ruth Adrienne McClure; August 3, 1907 – May 31, 1947) was an American film actress. Early in her career she was known as Adrienne Truex. Early years Ames was born in Fort Worth, Texas, one of six children of Samuel Hugh M ...

(1907–1947), American film actress *

Aldrich Ames Aldrich Hazen "Rick" Ames (; born May 26, 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned KGB double agent, who was convicted of espionage in 1994. He is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, in the Federa ...

(born 1941), American convicted spy for the Soviet Union *

Alfred Elisha Ames Alfred Elisha Ames (December 14, 1814 – September 23, 1874) was an American physician and politician. Born in Colchester, Vermont, he moved to Orwell, Ohio, in 1831. In 1836 he moved to Chicago, Illinois. He then moved to Vandalia, Illinoi ...

, American physician and politician *

August Ames August Ames (born Mercedes Grabowski; 23 August 1994 – 5 December 2017) was a Canadian pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-pornographic film in 2016, and was nominated for several AVN Awards. In 2017, at ...

(1994–2017), Canadian pornographic actress *

Azel Ames Azel Ames (August 16, 1845 – November 12, 1908) was an American physician, author, sanitation authority, and legislator. He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to Azel and Louisa (Lufkin) Ames, and graduated from Phillips Andover Academy. Durin ...

(1845–1908), American physician, author, and public health authority *

Blanche Ames Ames Blanche Ames Ames (February 18, 1878 – March 2, 1969) was an American artist, political activist, inventor, writer, and prominent supporter of women's suffrage and birth control. Personal life Born Blanche Ames in Lowell, Massachusetts, Am ...

(1878–1969), American artist, inventor, writer, and prominent supporter of women's suffrage and birth control *

Blanche Butler Ames Blanche Butler Ames (March 2, 1847 – December 26, 1939) was the wife of Adelbert Ames, a decorated general of the American Civil War and Senator and Governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction. Blanche Butler was born in Lowell, Massachusett ...

(1847–1939), the wife of Gen. Adelbert Ames *

Bruce Ames Bruce Nathan Ames (born December 16, 1928) is an American biochemist. He is a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research ...

(born 1928), American biochemist * Cheney Ames (1808–1892), New York politician * David Ames (disambiguation), several people * DeHart H. Ames (1872–1955), New York politician *

Ed Ames Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick; July 9, 1927), who also recorded as Eddie Ames, is an American singer and actor. He is known for playing Mingo in the television series ''Daniel Boone'', and for his pop hits of the mid-to-late 1960s including " ...

(born 1927), American popular singer and actor * Eleanor Maria Easterbrook Ames (1831-1908), American writer, publisher *

Fisher Ames Fisher Ames (; April 9, 1758 – July 4, 1808) was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts. He was an important leader of the Federalist Party in the House, and was noted for his o ...

(1758–1808), Congressman from Massachusetts * Frederick Lothrop Ames (1835–1893), American railroad tycoon, grandson of Oliver Ames Sr. * Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr. (1876–1921), Massachusetts financier and socialite, great-grandson of Oliver Ames Sr. *

Herman Vandenburg Ames Herman Vandenburg Ames (; August 7, 1865 – February 7, 1935) was an American legal historian, archivist, and professor of United States constitutional history at the University of Pennsylvania and, from 1907 to 1928, dean of its graduate sc ...

(1865–1935), American historian * Hermes L. Ames (1865–1920), New York politician * James Ames (disambiguation), several people * John Ames (disambiguation), several people *

Jonathan Ames Jonathan Ames (; born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, '' Bored to Death'' ( HBO) and ''Blunt Talk'' ( STARZ). In the late '90s and early ...

(born 1964), American author * Joseph Ames (disambiguation), several people *

Julia A. Ames Julia A. Ames (October 14, 1861 - December 12, 1891) was an American journalist, editor and Temperance movement, temperance reformer. She served as associate editor of the Woman's Temperance Publishing Association's ''Union Signal''. Ames died in ...

(1816-1891), American journalist, editor, reformer *

Leon Ames Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff;U.S. Federal Census for 1910 for Fowler, Center Township, Benton County, State of Indiana, access via Ancestry.com January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best rememb ...

(1902–1993), American actor * Lydia May Ames (1863–1940), American painter *

Les Ames Leslie Ethelbert George Ames (3 December 1905 – 27 February 1990) was a wicket-keeper and batsman for the England cricket team and Kent County Cricket Club. In his obituary, ''Wisden'' described him as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman of a ...

(1905–1990), English cricketer * Mary C. Ames (1831–1884), American journalist, author, poet *

Nathaniel Ames Nathaniel Ames (July 22, 1708 – July 11, 1764), a colonial American physician, published a popular series of annual almanacs. He was the son of Nathaniel Ames first (1677–1736) and the father of Nathaniel and Fisher Ames. The family was ...

(1708–1764), American almanac maker * Nathaniel Peabody Ames (1803–1847), American sword manufacturer *

Nadine Ames Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames (born May 23, 1991) is an Indonesian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2010 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, but she was unplaced in the said pageant ...

(born 1991), Indonesian actresses *

Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being ...

(1804–1873), American manufacturer and Congressman from Massachusetts *

Oakes Ames (botanist) Oakes Ames (; September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950) was an American biologist specializing in orchids. His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor of Massachusetts, Oliver Ames, and grandson of Con ...

(1874–1950), American botanist * Oakes Angier Ames (1829–1899), industrialist and philanthropist from Massachusetts * Oliver Ames (disambiguation), several people *

Rachel Ames Rachel Kay Foulger (born November 2, 1929), known professionally as Rachel Ames, is an American film and television actress. The daughter of actors Byron Foulger and Dorothy Adams, she was raised in Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California ...

(born 1929), American actress * Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), American movie actress *

Red Ames Leon Kessling "Red" Ames (August 2, 1882 – October 8, 1936) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1903 to 1919 for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphi ...

(1882–1936), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Roger Ames Roger Copeland Ames (born 7 December 1942) is an American Anglican priest. He is the first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes in the Anglican Church in North America, after being a suffragan bishop for the Convocation of Anglican ...

(born 1942), American Anglican priest * Roger T. Ames, Canadian sinologist, linguist, and translator of a version of the Analects of Confucius and the Zhongyong * Rosemary Ames (1906–1988), American film actress * Samuel Ames (1824–1875), New York politician * Samuel Ames (jurist), Chief Justice of Rhode Island 1856–1866 * Solace Ames, American writer *

Stephen Ames Stephen Michael Ames (born April 28, 1964) is a professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour, who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. The biggest win of his career was at The Players Championship in 2006. He holds dual citizenship of Trinidad an ...

(born 1964), golfer from Trinidad and Tobago and Canada *

William Ames William Ames (; Latin: ''Guilielmus Amesius''; 157614 November 1633) was an English Puritan minister, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Cal ...

(1576-1633), English theologian * William Ames (Quaker) (died 1662), English preacher *

Winthrop Ames Winthrop Ames (November 25, 1870 – November 3, 1937) was an American theatre director and producer, playwright and screenwriter. For three decades at the beginning of the 20th century, Ames was an important force on Broadway, whose repertoire i ...

(1870–1937), American producer and playwright; son of Oakes Angier Ames *The

Ames Brothers The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. Biography The Urick brothers were born in Malden, Massachusetts. ...

, 20th-century American singing quartet

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