Amias
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- English (Rare)
Variant of AMYAS.
 | AMYAS male English (Rare) Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of AMIS. Alternatively, it may come from a surname which originally indicated that the bearer was from the city of Amiens in France. Edmund Spenser used this name for a minor character in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590). | |||||||||||||||||||
| AMIS male Medieval English, Medieval French Medieval name, a masculine form of AMICE. It appears in the medieval French poem 'Amis and Amiles', about two friends who make sacrifices for one another. | |||||||||||||||||||
| AMICE female Medieval English Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has since become uncommon. | |||||||||||||||||||