Amey

See also: amey

English

Etymology

Variant spelling of Amy, from Old French or Latin.

Proper noun

Amey

1. A female given name from Latin, an old spelling variant of Amy, no longer current.
   • 1776 Adam Fitz-Adam: The World of Adam Fitz-Adam. Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756:

     By their dresses, their names, and the airs of quality they give themselves, I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance. My wife, who is a very plain good woman, and whose name is Amey, has been new-christened, and is called Amelia; and my little daughter, a child of a year old, is no longer Polly, but Maria.

Related terms

• see Amy

Anagrams

• Amye, Maye, ay me, ayme, maye