amy
/ˈeɪ.mi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.20 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Latin.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy Robsart. It may be noticed, in passing, that the name Amy - presuming that it occurs in contemporary manuscripts of authority - is an extremely rare one. It is obvious how easily the name Aime might be read for Anne."
- "As a child, Amy could have been drawn by Millais, if he was inclined - the name Amy is deceptively apt - but though the plumpness remains, not much but some, the ringlets have gone to be replaced by curls of the colour of cinnamon."
- "As Amy had been baptized Amelia (but always called Amy) after her mother, now her daughter, too, was baptized Amelia."
- "When I remained alive, they named me Amy, because it was a regular girl's name, a popular girl's name, a name a thousand other baby girls were given that year, so maybe the gods wouldn't notice this little baby nestled among the others."
- "Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law."
- "Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the US DOGE Service, the agency that houses the temporary Department of Government Efficiency, a White House official told CNN on Tuesday."
Etymology
Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈeɪ.mi/
- British English: /ˈeɪ.mi/