Ames
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The surname Ames is usually either French or Hebrew in origin. The French name comes from the verb amie, meaning a friend or a beloved. In Hebrew it means burden. The name may also be a contraction of Ambrose.
People with the surname Ames:
- Adelbert Ames
- Adrienne Ames
- Aldrich Ames
- Bruce Ames
- Ed Ames
- Fisher Ames
- James Barr Ames
- Jonathan Ames
- Joseph Ames
- Dr. Joseph Sweetman Ames, founding member of NACA
- Leon Ames
- Leslie Ames
- Oakes Ames — (1804 – 1873) American manufacturer (shovels, Union Pacific railroad), capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Rachel Ames
- Red Ames
- Stephen Ames
- William Ames
- The Ames Brothers
Ames can also refer to:
- the name of several places in the United States:
- Ames crater
- the Ames test
- Ames Department Stores
- NASA Ames Research Center
- the Ames was an American car.