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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 eponymous Hebrew prophet Amos. The name may also be a contraction of Ambrose or Eames. ==List of people surnamed Ames== *A. A. Ames (Albert Alonzo Ames, 1842–1911), American physician and politician *Adelbert Ames (1835–1933), American Civil War general *Adelbert Ames Jr. (1880–1955), American scientist *Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American film actress *Aldrich Ames (born 1941), convicted spy for the Soviet Union *Alfred Elisha Ames, American physician and politician *Blanche Ames Ames (1878–1969), artist, inventor, writer, and prominent supporter of women's suffrage and birth control *Blanche Butler Ames (1847–1939), the wife of Gen. Adelbert Ames *Bruce Ames (born 1928), American biochemist *Cheney Ames (1808–1892), New York politician *David Ames (disambiguation), several people *DeHart H. Ames (1872–1955), New York politician *Ed Ames (born 1927), American popular singer and actor *Fisher Ames (1758–1808), Congressman from Massachusetts *Hermes L. Ames (1865–1920), New York politician *James Ames (disambiguation), several people *Jonathan Ames (born 1964), American author *Joseph Ames (disambiguation), several people *Keith Ames (born 1933), English former professional footballer *Leon Ames (1902–1993), American actor *Les Ames (1905–1990), English cricketer *Oakes Ames (1804–1873), American manufacturer and Congressman from Massachusetts *Oakes Ames (botanist) (1874–1950), American botanist *Oakes Angier Ames (1829–1899), industrialist and philanthropist from Massachusetts *Oliver Ames (1831–1895), a U.S. political figure and financier, and 35th Governor of Massachusetts *Oliver Ames, Jr. (1807–1877), president of Union Pacific Railroad during the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America *Rachel Ames (born 1929), American actress *Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), American movie actress *Red Ames (1882–1936), Major League Baseball pitcher *Roger Ames (born 1942), American Anglican priest *Roger T. Ames, prominent sinologist, linguist, and translator of a version of the Analects of Confucius and the Zhongyong *Rosemary Ames (1906–1988), American film actress *Samuel Ames (1824–1875), New York politician *Samuel Ames (jurist), Chief Justice of Rhode Island 1856–1866 *Stephen Ames (born 1964), golfer from Trinidad and Tobago and Canada *William Ames (1576-1633), English theologian *William Ames (Quaker) (died 1662), English preacher *William Thayer Ames (1901–1987), American composer *The Ames Brothers, a singing quartet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ames (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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