Amyas

Where Amyas comes from

From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”). Later interpreted as a masculine form of Amy.
— Wiktionary's entry for Amyas
  • Latin
Amyas through the years
  1. 2002
    First appearance
    #10,667 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2019
    Peak, #4,639
    21 babies named Amyas, the most in any year.
  3. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #9,823.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.