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Amy.

A female given name from Latin.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪ.mi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈæɪ.mi/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A female given name from Latin.

  2. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.