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ArchivesWould like origin of the name Amea (circa 1789)
I would appreciate any information on the origin of the name
Amea.
It is the name of my GGG-Grandmother.
Amea was born in 1789, probably MA.
Her father's name was Robert Barkley AMES and her mother was
Elizabeth Mosher (or a variant).
I do not know their ancestral country of origin (and am hoping her name may help).
Her obituary says her parents were from MA.
She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at age 11.
She was the eldest child in the family (the name may have had some
significance).
Amea is the spelling of her name in her Family Bible records.
She was referred to as Amy or Amey in most records.
Her daughter and a granddaughter were also given the name Amea.
Thank you.
Amea.
It is the name of my GGG-Grandmother.
Amea was born in 1789, probably MA.
Her father's name was Robert Barkley AMES and her mother was
Elizabeth Mosher (or a variant).
I do not know their ancestral country of origin (and am hoping her name may help).
Her obituary says her parents were from MA.
She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at age 11.
She was the eldest child in the family (the name may have had some
significance).
Amea is the spelling of her name in her Family Bible records.
She was referred to as Amy or Amey in most records.
Her daughter and a granddaughter were also given the name Amea.
Thank you.
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Thank you for your opinions.
I heard from one woman who had an Aunt from Scotland
with the given name of Amea. This Amea was a young woman during WWII,
probably born abt 1920.
I appreciate your time.
I heard from one woman who had an Aunt from Scotland
with the given name of Amea. This Amea was a young woman during WWII,
probably born abt 1920.
I appreciate your time.
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I believe your GGGG could be the first recorded case of a girl getting a surname as her given name! Modern lady ...
What often used to happen, in her period and earlier, is that babies would be christened and their names recorded in the "more respectable", "better educated" Latin or biblical form and known by the English form. So a Lucia would be known as Lucy, a Susannah as Susan and so on. Amy with an A stuck on looks like a neat tribute to her surname, and some people would find it a more authentic-looking spelling of Amy, though of course it isn't!
By the way, this blew my mind when I found it out - girls would also be registered as, say, Philippa but known as Philip! And as Roberta, Andrea, etc and be known as Robert and Andrew! And we think we're so modern ... all those little-girl Madisons and Jordans running around would have fitted into the Middle Ages perfectly. (I think it'd stopped happening by your GGGG's time, though.)
What often used to happen, in her period and earlier, is that babies would be christened and their names recorded in the "more respectable", "better educated" Latin or biblical form and known by the English form. So a Lucia would be known as Lucy, a Susannah as Susan and so on. Amy with an A stuck on looks like a neat tribute to her surname, and some people would find it a more authentic-looking spelling of Amy, though of course it isn't!
By the way, this blew my mind when I found it out - girls would also be registered as, say, Philippa but known as Philip! And as Roberta, Andrea, etc and be known as Robert and Andrew! And we think we're so modern ... all those little-girl Madisons and Jordans running around would have fitted into the Middle Ages perfectly. (I think it'd stopped happening by your GGGG's time, though.)
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maybe
i really have no idea, but it could be a varient on amour, or... the spanish word for love which is similar
i know it was very popular to play with both words for girls names
~Silver
i really have no idea, but it could be a varient on amour, or... the spanish word for love which is similar
i know it was very popular to play with both words for girls names
~Silver
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Maybe it's a variant of Aimée?
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