Definition of "Amy"

The Dame Anne Dudley, mentioned in a contemporary record, was Leicester's first wife, the unfortunate Amy Robsart. It may be noticed, in passing, that the name Amy - presuming that it occurs in contemporary manuscripts of authority - is an extremely rare one. It is obvious how easily the name Aime might be read for Anne.

1886, Hubert Hall, Society in the Elizabethan Age, Kessinger Publishing, published 2003, page 94

As a child, Amy could have been drawn by Millais, if he was inclined - the name Amy is deceptively apt - but though the plumpness remains, not much but some, the ringlets have gone to be replaced by curls of the colour of cinnamon.

1975, Derek Marlowe, Nightshade, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, page 7

As Amy had been baptized Amelia (but always called Amy) after her mother, now her daughter, too, was baptized Amelia.

1999, Susan Butler, Lawrence Butler, East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart., page 5

When I remained alive, they named me Amy, because it was a regular girl's name, a popular girl's name, a name a thousand other baby girls were given that year, so maybe the gods wouldn't notice this little baby nestled among the others.

2012, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, Phoenix, published 2013, page 249

[...] Mr. John W. Amy, landlord of the "Cross Keys" at Arnold, Nottingham.

1959 October, “Talking of Trains: Landlord hires a diesel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 460