36%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Frisian Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Originally a short form of Adelmar (and other names starting with the Old German element adal "noble" and a second element beginning with m [1]). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesÆðelmær(Anglo-Saxon) Elmar(German) Adelmar(Germanic) Elmārs(Latvian) Edelmiro(Spanish) Categories diminutives, isograms, short forms Sources & References Nederlandse Voornamenbank, entry Amse, available from https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Amse.