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Ames
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A surname, also a diminutive of the female given name Amy, and the name of a city in Iowa, United States.
"Ames, Iowa is home to Iowa State University."
Word Forms
Ameses plural
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_____, Iowa is home to Iowa State University.
Etymology
From the clipping of Amy + the hypocoristic suffix -s.