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Amy
AY-mee
Amy (name) means a female given name of Latin origin, meaning "beloved". Example: “Amy was her mother's favourite name.”
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A female given name of Latin origin, meaning "beloved".
"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."
— Kaitlan Collins and Tierney Sneed, White House reveals who DOGE acting administrator is (2025)
"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."
— Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl (2012)
"Amy was her mother's favourite name."
"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."
— Stephen Breyer, Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends (2024)
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Etymology
From Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), from Latin Amata ("beloved").
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What does “Amy” mean?
The word “Amy” means a female given name of Latin origin, meaning "beloved".
How do you pronounce “Amy”?
“Amy” is pronounced AY-mee (/ˈeɪ.mi/ in IPA).
How do you use “Amy” in a sentence?
Here is “Amy” used in a sentence: “Amy was her mother's favourite name.”
What part of speech is “Amy”?
“Amy” is a name.
Where does the word “Amy” come from?
The word “Amy” comes from Latin. From Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), from Latin Amata ("beloved").
Is “Amy” a common word?
“Amy” is a fairly common word in modern English.
Is Amy a first name or a surname?
Amy is chiefly a female given name, used as a first name rather than a family name. It is a standalone name in English-speaking countries and is not typically a shortened form of a longer name.
How is the name Amy used in writing?
As a personal name, Amy is always capitalised, whether it refers to a specific person or is used generally. Because it is a proper noun, it does not take an article, so you write "Amy said" rather than "an Amy said" in ordinary use.
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