Ames (disambiguation)
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The surname Ames is usually either French or Hebrew in origin. The French name comes from the noun amie, meaning a friend or a beloved. In Hebrew it literally means burden, but is actually derived from the eponynous Hebrew prophet Amos. The name may also be a contraction of Ambrose.
[edit] People
- Adelbert Ames, American Civil War general
- Adrienne Ames, American film actress
- Aldrich Ames, convicted spy for the Soviet Union
- Bruce Ames, biochemist
- Ed Ames, American popular singer and actor
- Fisher Ames, Congressman from Massachusetts
- James Barr Ames, dean of Harvard Law School
- Jonathan Ames, American author
- Joseph Ames (author), 18th century English author
- Dr. Joseph Sweetman Ames, founding member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
- Leon Ames (actor)
- Les Ames, cricket player
- Oakes Ames, American manufacturer and Congressman from Massachusetts
- Rachel Ames, American actress
- Red Ames, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Stephen Ames, golfer from Trinidad and Tobago and Canada
- Todd Ames, American writer
- William Ames, English theologian
- The Ames Brothers, a singing quartet
[edit] Places
- Iin the United States:
- Ames, Pas-de-Calais, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in France
- Ames, Spain, a municipality in Spain
- Amesdale, Ontario, a small town in North Western Ontario Canada
[edit] Other
- Ames (automobile), an American brand
- Ames crater in Oklahoma
- Ames Department Stores, a defunct department store chain
- NASA Ames Research Center, a facility in California
- the Ames strain of anthrax
- AMES (school), a charter school located in Salt Lake City, Utah
- the Ames test, a biological assay
- Ames room, a distorted room used to create an optical illusion
- AMES: Assisted Movement with Enhanced Sensation
- AMES - short for Air Ministry Experimental Station when used in radar designations
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