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Ames¹

  • /eɪmz/

Rhymes with -eɪmz

proper noun Ameses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Illinois.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Story County, Iowa. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas.
  7. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  8. countable, uncountable A village in Montgomery County, New York.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in Athens County, Ohio.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Major County, Oklahoma.
  11. countable, uncountable A minor city in Liberty County, Texas.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  13. countable, uncountable A commune in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  14. countable, uncountable A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

Ames²

  • /eɪmz/

Rhymes with -eɪmz

Where it comes from

From the clipping of Amy + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Amy. Brittany looked up, and Amy's arrival was finally noticed. “Hey, Ames,” Brittany said, waving from the corner of the couch.

AMEs³

noun

  1. plural plural of AME

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ma, amplitude modulation, ante meridiem, antemeridian, americium, artium magister, conductors, souls, spirits, psyches, essences, beings, hearts, cores, ghosts, identities

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APA

Ames. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ames

Chicago

"Ames." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ames.

BibTeX
@misc{ames_2026,
  title = {Ames},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ames},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}