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ames

/eɪmz/

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What does ames mean?

noun

  1. plural of AME

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
More meanings (13)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
  2. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  3. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
  5. A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  6. A village in Montgomery County, New York.
  7. A township in Athens County, Ohio.
  8. A town in Major County, Oklahoma.
  9. A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  11. A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  12. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.
  13. A diminutive of the female given name Amy.

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IPA pronunciation

/eɪmz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Mr. and Mrs. Vance kept up a running fire of interruptions, and these impressive things by Ames came at odd moments.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
Sæpe, ubi sit quod ames, inter tarn multa requiras: Decipit hac oculos ægide dives Amor.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
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The n ames of the artists are warrant of good enterTemment.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
Ames refers to "the true and admirable history of the maiden of Confolens," mentioned by Haller.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747