Amy
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French |
| Meaning | beloved |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Amelia, Aimee, Emily |
Amy is a given name, a variant of "Aimee", which means beloved in French, from Old French amede, from Latin amāta, feminine singular past participle of amāre "to love". The name may also originate from French Ami, which means friend.
Amy can also be a diminutive of "Amelia". Amelia is derived from a separate root word, the Germanic amal, "to work."
Famous people with the given name Amy
- Amy Acker, American actress
- Amy Adams, American actress
- Amy Brenneman, American actress
- Amy Carmichael, missionary to India
- Amy Carter, political activist and daughter of Jimmy Carter
- Amy Dumas, American singer and former professional wrestler
- Amy Grant, American contemporary pop singer
- Amy Irving, American actress
- Amy Johnson, a noted English aviatrix
- Amy Jo Johnson, American actress, singer-songwriter and musician
- Amy Klobuchar, United States senator from Minnesota
- Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- Amy Lowell, American poet
- Amy Palant, American voice actress
- Amy Poehler, American comedian and actress
- Amy Ray, American singer-songwriter
- Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress
- Amy Satterfield, is dating Mason Jones
- Amy Tan, American writer
- Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter
Fictional
- Amy Barone, a character in the TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
- Amy Madison, a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Amy March, a character in Little Women
- Amy Rose, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games
- Amy Sutton, a character from the Sweet Valley series
- Amy Sorel, a character from the Soul series of fighting games
- Amy Wong, a character in the animated sci-fi series Futurama
- Amy Gray, the main character from Judging Amy
Other
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Amy
- Aimee
- Ami (Japanese name) (unrelated to Amy, similar spelling)