Amy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Amy \a-my\ is pronounced AY-mee. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "beloved". Anglicized form of the Old French Amee, meaning "beloved", which originated as a nickname from the Latin Amata, from "amare", meaning "to love". Mythology: wife of King Latinus, whose daughter Lavinia married Aeneas and according to the "Aeneid", became the mother of the Roman people. The name was given prominence by Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women". Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken; poet Amy Lowell; evangelist Aimée Semple McPherson; actresses Amy Madigan, Amy Sedaris; singer Amy Grant.

Amy has 22 variant forms: Aimée, Aimee, Aimie, Aimy, Amada, Amata, Amé, Amee, Amecia, Ami, Amia, Amiah, Amice, Amie, Amiee, Amil, Ammie, Amye, Aymee, Aymi, Esma and Esmé.

For more information, see also related names Amita and Amelia.

Baby names that sound like Amy are Amey and Ama.

Amy is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Amy. Click here to compare Amy with related baby names.