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Amy

A female given name from Latin.

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Amy at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“beloved”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈeɪ.mi/, /ˈæɪ.mi/

Etymology

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

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Amy mean?

A female given name from Latin. Its root means "beloved".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).