Amy

原Amy Estella Colley is a beauty queen from Jonesborough, Tennessee who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She graduated from David Crockett High School in 2002. Colley first competed in the Miss Tennessee 2002 pageant where she won a preliminary swimsuit award but did not place. Later that year she competed in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant, and placed in the top six alongside Lauren Grissom and winner Rachel Smith, who would also go on to win consecutive Miss Tennessee USA title in later years. In late 2003 she competed in the Miss Tennessee USA pageant for the first time, placing first runner-up to Stephanie Culberson. Culberson would later place fourth runner-up in the nationally televised Miss USA 2004 pageant. Colley returned the following year, winning the Miss Tennessee USA 2005 title. Colley then represented Tennessee in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She did not place in the pageant, ending Tennessee's run of two consecutive top five placements. The pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.

原Amy Erica is a subtle way to show patriotism, cute for a July 4th baby girl.

原I think Amy is a beautiful name! I am so glad that my mom agreed with my brother to name me Amy. Amy is not a very common name in Newfoundland. There is only one other person with the name Amy besides me in my school. Whoever got the negative meaning of Amy, they are so wrong! It's like the saying "Never Judge a Book By it's Cover."Never make negative remarks against someone until you know them. Who knows, they could turn out to be your best friend!

原The name Amy just has a bad connotation and personally reminds me of Amy Juergens from Secret Life of the American Teenager. I would say pass on the name unless it is spelled the French way "Aimee".

原I like Aimee better, plus it's the original name.Other spellings:AmieeAmeeAmiAmieAimieAmey.

原Looks incomplete.

原Amy Gumm is the main protagonist of the "Dorothy Must Die" series by Danielle Paige.

原This is also used as a diminutive of Amelia.

原I think the name Amy is beautiful, yet simple. My real name isn't Amy but I love the name. To be honest, all the Amy's I've met are very unique and smart. In my opinion the name doesn't look or sound anything like evil or hatred, to me it's love and kindness.

原I'm an Amy, and I've never really loved it. On one hand, I can sign my name quickly. I only had one person with the same name (spelled Aimee) in my class for one year.I do prefer the spelling Amy to Aimee. The second one looks really clunky to me.There are better names, there are worse names. I don't dislike it, but I do sometimes wish it was a little longer. I think my middle name, Elizabeth, goes well with it.Personally, I'd go with Ana for a three letter two syllable name that starts with A. If you like it, go for it. It is a pretty name and it's definitely well established without being top 25.

原I think Amy is a beautiful name. It's simple but graceful sounding. Yes, it has been used throughout the years, but its tradition is part of what makes it a great name. It seems to be like a wonderful palette for a young woman to paint a portrait of who she is upon it. As someone above said, it also looks very nice written. Many women take their husband's names when they marry and, not knowing what that name will someday be, Amy is a name that sounds great with almost any last name at all. To me, Amy is simply elegant. It seems like a name of a woman who doesn't need a trendy or unusual name to proceed her, but rather lets who she is speak for herself. It also has the benefit of anyone reading it knows exactly how to say it. I think that's important in a name. Who wants to spend their entire life teaching people how to pronounce their own name? So for all the "Amy"s out there, you have a terrific name. Wear it proudly!

原Amy means beloved.

原Amy Morris is a close friend of Holly Hobbie.

原Pretty, gorgeous, ages well.

原A famous barer of this name is British anti-bullying campaigner Amy Moloney.

原Horrible name. Reminds me of a cheeky little girl in a pantomime.

原Amy Elliott-Dunne is the title character in the Gillian Flynn novel "Gone Girl" (2012), and is played by Rosamund Pike in the film adaptation (2014). At first the audience believes that she was an overly-trusting wife who grew to fear her husband and met a bad end, but soon things are revealed to be not all that they seem. (I'm trying to avoid spoilers.)Also, the character's parents wrote a children's book series partially based on her, called "Amazing Amy," though they wrote the character to be much more talented in many areas than their child actually was. This... had an effect on Amy.

原Amy Raudenfeld is a main character on MTV's new series Faking It. She is portrayed by Uzbek American actress Rita Volk.

原Amy has to be the most beautiful name ever!

原Amy-Leigh Hickman, an actress known for her role as Carmen Howle in the British children's TV series, Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.

原A nice, cute, pretty, girly name. :D.

原Amy's are by nature inclined to bask in the sun. Their three-ventricle hearts are designed for cold-blooded creatures even though most Amy's run warm blood. For this reason, parts of their bodily extremities (elbows, hips) can feel cold to the touch or suffer from occasional chills. For maximum comfort, apply sunshine or blankets. Your Amy will thank you with shoulder nudges and other forms of affection.

原"Amy & Matthew" is a love story by Cammie McGovern.

原I think the name "Amy" is a Lovely Name. I have researched it, and from what I have found the meaning is: "Love, Beloved with an Everlasting Love." Yes my name is "Amy" and I was named after my Great Grandmother. I am proud and Honored to have her name. Peace and Love to Everyone! - And especially to all the "Amy's out there! :)" ~ Amy Jeanne D. In Pennsylvania.

原Amy is an "okay" name to me. I always think of the character Amy from Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy is my aunt's name.

原There is a book titled 'Amy and Roger's Epic Detour' by Morgan Matson.

原I love this name! It is so pretty and it can age well. It is so short that it doesn't need a nickname!Perfect Name!

原I don't think I've ever met an Amy in my life. I used to not be fond of the name, but it has grown on me increasingly, and now I am very fond of it. I like the variant spelling of Aimee, though Amy is more preferable to me. I will definitely be using it in one of my novels!

原It's a nice name, and not very popular anymore. It's a bit safe, but still a good choice. And now that I think of it, I only know one person named Amy. I think it would be cute on a little girl :)

原Nice name and I love the way it's pronounced. Easy to say and nice sounding. However, I do find the spelling a little bit boring. I prefer the French spelling Aimee because it's more interesting, but you still can't pronounce it wrong. Only problem with this name is no nicknames. So if you have a lot of Amy/Aimee's in one place it could get confusing.

原Comedian Amy Poehler (born 1971), best known as a cast member on SNL and Parks & Recreation.

原Amy is the name of the baby on the TV series "Up All Night".

原If you can't say anything nice then keep it to yourself.

原Amy Robsart was the tragic wife of Elizabeth the First's favourite Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.Sir Walter Scott tells her story in his historical novel "Kemilworth".I've always loved the name Amy after reading that book.

原Can be short for Amelia. This is shown in the British tv show, Doctor Who. Amelia Pond, a rather major character travels with the eleventh doctor currently.

原There is a character called Amy Farrah Fowler on the TV show The Big Bang Theory.

原This name is really rare where I am. In fact, in all the places I've traveled to and out of all the people I've met, I've only known 1 Amy. Amy wasn't even her real name; she was from Korea and Amy was her English name.

原The name itself isn't that pretty, but still has a lot of style and character.

原Very chunky but there are worse names.

原I've always thought this name sounds a bit annoying and babyish. But I do like how it has a traditional feel to it, and is easy to remember.

原This name is so short, yet takes a long time to say. The m in the middle kind of slows it down.

原Amy is too common, and I've never thought it sounds particularly feminine. Too much like Jamie.

原There's also a character in the 39 Clues books named Amy Cahill.

原Oh, no, and then there's Amy Fisher.

原A lovely name, but it really needs a stronger, rarer name as a companion.

原I don't know or care how common the name Amy is. I like the way it sounds and I like the meaning. I do prefer the spelling 'Aimee' though.

原Yes, my name is Amy, and no, I do not like it (feel like I'm in a minority or something!). Everybody here's saying that it's really cute and sweet and feminine, and yeah, I... don't like to think of myself as that kind of person. I'd much prefer intelligent, or honest, or anything, really. Amy's just so babyish, as well as kind of overly-sweet. And for everybody saying how it's actually uncommon, obviously, you don't go to my school. I know two other Amy's at my school, and I was/am actually in classes with them... We *are* known as Amy B, Amy C, and Amy W. Not to mention my cousin once removed, who lives on the other side of the country, and whose name is also Amy - so to me, that's another Amy, Amy L. I was born in '94?

原Funny thing is, it –is- a name with a seemingly select age gap in which it was rather popular. My younger sister was born six years after me and knew/knows countless Amys in her classes; even now, she has three English/Anglophone friends with this name. Me, who in school never associated with those younger than I, and am only slightly beginning to now, there might have been one in my class. Might have been. Even now when I meet an Amy, they tend to be around that age range rather than closer to mine. Hmm. I agree with Francesca. If you have an Amelia who hates her name, she can choose to be an Amy. With an Amy who hates her name… hmm… In addition, if there are more than two Amys, she can say ‘Call me XYZ’ rather than it being ‘Amy 2’ or ‘Amy H’ or whatever. If she decides she’s outgrown her name and wants a professional sounding name (let’s say she doesn’t think Amy sounds particularly businesslike), then, voila, she can use Amelia. And if you all like the name Amy, she can be Amelia, nickname Amy, and it’s no more difficult. If she’s just Amy, she’s lumped with Amy, without that freedom of choice. To be honest, I don’t really like Amy – it just doesn’t appeal to me at all – and I hate it as nickname for Amira, even as an idea. Names Amelia and Amaranta are beautiful and better than ‘just Amy’, but with such lovely names, who’d want such a bland nickname?No offence to all you Amys out there. You’re probably lovely, and that’s what counts.- To be honest… 70s/8os? Every Amy I’ve met has been younger than me. My sister’s 17. Maybe it’s just the area we live in.

原Cute, but rather dated.

原My name is Amy and although it is common, I love it. It sounds sweet and looks nice when written. I also like the spelling of "Aimee" very much.A nickname that my friends have taken to calling me is Mimi. It's better than yelling out my actual name and having about ten people answer!The actual name is lovely but I do agree that it is all too common at the moment.

原I think the problem people tend to have with a name such as "Amy", is that it has been used rabidly and then suddenly dropped like old news... which leads to an impression that may be positive or it may very likely be negative.I personally believe the name must be put to rest for a time being. Though it may not be incredibly popular in today's generation, it was quite trendy and "the rage" on people born not that very long ago.When you think of it correctly, it is a popular name in being that the usual bearers are around 20-30 years of age (which is still very current).I would never give name to a child as simple as "Amy".Perhaps, you would do you child a favor by extending the firstname at time of birth?The Italian "Amaranta", "Ambra", or "Amelia".The French "Amandine".The Arabic and/or Hebrew "Amira".Those are only a small list of what is possible. Simply take the time, and I am sure you'll be able to find a name that you enjoy. All names above can be found on this website, Behind The Name.As for my personal impression... Amy, even as a nickname, does not excite me. The meaning itself does not even appear to suit such a name as Amy (I am quite certain 99.9% of people would not even dream it the meaning or consider). I would continue a search for a name that is individual, beautiful, and one that fits the description of "beloved". Type "beloved" under the search bar/meanings.

原Amy Carmichael - An Irish missionary to India. She spent 55 years there without a furlough. Amy founded a mission in Donhnavur, saving scores of young girls from becoming Hindu temple prostitutes. She was called Amma, which means "mother" in Tamil.Regarding all the mean-spirited comments about Amy and other names, the name does make the person, the person makes the name. Make sure people have a good association with your name when they hear it.

原My first name is Amanda and I don't like it. I also don't like the nickname Mandy. If I would have thought of it years ago I would have chosen Amy as a nickname instead, but everyone would probably think I was crazy if I suddenly asked them to start calling me Amy- after all I am almost 30! They would probably forget too and revert back to Amanda or Mandy. Anyway, Amy is a cute name.

原Singer Amy Studt, whose songs include 'Misfit' and 'Just a Little Girl', is a bearer of this name.Also, Amy Pond is the name of Doctor Who's newest assistant.

原Amy is the name of a character in Matt Groening's animated tv show 'Futurama'. She is a Japanese girl who is rich, pretty and rather shallow.

原A sweet simple name - Amy and May make cute anagram twin names.

原Amy Robsart was the first wife of Robert Dudley a favourite of queen Elizabeth 1. Who suspicious death of falling down the stairs has been attributed to her husband.

原This is my name! Wish I had the French spelling. I love the meaning. I have always been the only Amy in the entire school and I have been at 7 schools so far! So it's not common. Just popular in literature.

原A lot of arrogant and/or rude comments here for Amy. It really isn't a common name in this generation- just a very heard of one. It's a bright name.

原You know, all this talk of Amy being so common--I know only one person with this name! It's not even that common--not like Sarah or Brittany (which are the most common names of my generation). Although, I think I'd use this as a nickname, since it's pretty short. I really like the name Amelina, and I think Amy would be a good nickname for it.

原My name is Amy and though I love it, I do find it to be a little common. My friends have also taken to calling me Meme (like Mimi), which is annoying. I love the sound of the name especially and would love to have the alternate spelling of Aimee.

原Amy is a common but sweet name.

原A famous Amy I know of is Amy Price-Francis, an English-Canadian actress who plays Melissa Banks on A&E's The Cleaner.

原It's a beautiful name, but it's becoming too common to be considered unique. It's a shame, really.

原Amy is actually a name of a demon. From Johann Wier's Pseudomonarchia daemonum, they are the 58th spirit, a President of Hell."Amy is a great president, and appeareth in a flame of fier, but having taken mans shape, he maketh one marvelous in astrologie, and in all the liberall sciences, he procureth excellent familiars, he bewraieth treasures preserved by spirits, he hath the governement of thirtie six legions, he is partlie of the order of angels, partlie of potestats, he hopeth after a thousand two hundreth yeares to returne to the seventh throne: which is not credible." (Quote from Johann Wier's Pseudomonarchia daemonum)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_(demon)

原My name is Amy, and when I was born my granma said "it's so old fashioned" (that was 22 years ago). Now the name has become more popular.I like the idea of being a Dark Goddess, Bringer of evil or She who entrances.

原Scottish pop singer Amy MacDonald.

原Amy Sorel is a playable character in Soul Calibur III and IV.

原My name is Amy to start out with, though I don't get where people are getting that Amy is a popular or common name. I'm in high school now and I have never met another Amy in my elementary, Jr. High, or Sr. High. I like the meaning I think it's nice and cute. Heh, it was easy to learn how to spell my name when I younger, it being short and simple. My parents named me this because I could be who ever I wanted to be. Every one is entitled to their own opinion and I like my name though it is not my favorite and if given the chance I wouldn't change it.

原My mother's name is Amy. I love the name. It's very beautiful and you can come up with many nicknames for it (Ames, Amester, Maymee, Ame, Mee, etc.). Believe me, my mother has been all of these names. I have never heard that this name means "Bringer of evil" or anything close. I've heard "beloved". That's pretty much not even close, but you can think what you want to think.

原For a long time I had planned on naming a daughter Amy. I still love this name, but it's a little too common for my tastes now. I also think of Amy March when I hear this name.

原Regardless of my personal sentiments about this name, Amy is also the name of a demon [one of several entities known as Goetic Demons]. John Wier, in his Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, listed Amy as being a president of hell. To quote; 'Amy is a great president, and appeareth in a flame of fier, but having taken mans shape, he maketh one marvelous in astrologie, and in all the liberall sciences, he procureth excellent familiars, he bewraieth treasures preserved by spirits, he hath the governement of thirtie six legions, he is partlie of the order of angels, partlie of potestats, he hopeth after a thousand two hundreth yeares to returne to the seventh throne: which is not credible.'Interestingly, this Amy is masculine. Hmmm. Anyway. A rather unusual namesake but, I suppose, not something the average man on the street is going to know and associate with your 'angelic' little daughter Amy, haha.

原I really like Amy, it's a cute natural name. It's a bit common but I really like it.

原Even though Amy is a very common name (especially among the under 25s in Britain), it will always have a nineteenth century American vibe for me. To me, Amy is Amy March from Little Women, trading pickled limes at school and mispronouncing grand words, with a peg on her nose to improve the shape. I picture her looking just like Kirsten Dunst in the 1994 Little Women film - what a perfect casting choice! Adorable! Amy was also used back in medieval times, so it's a name with history! I would even consider using it for a daughter, maybe as a middle name because it's so common. Aimee is a pretty spelling too but it loses all those associations.

原Bah, this name is so boring and overused! Totally bland. It makes me think of annoying people like the gay-bashing wacko Amy Contrada, the singer from the atrociously bad band Evanescence Amy Lee, and the irritating Amy Winehouse who has clearly decided to die by age 27 just so that people will think she's legendary. This also reminds me of the overrated movie Chasing Amy.

原Amy Johnson - July 1903 - First woman to make the solo flight to Australia - Died/Disappeared on 4th January 1941.

原This name is the best name - and not because it's one of mine. It means 'beloved' and shares it's origins with Amelia, Emily and, for some strange reason, Aime, which is a French boys name. Amy is 'a bright positive girl', according the translation I found!

原I like the name, but I like different names, this is far too common.

原Famous bearers include:- Amy Acker (born 1976), actress best known for her roles on the TV series "Angel" from 2001 to 2004 "Alias" from 2005 to 2006- Amy Adams (born 1974), actress best known for her Academy Award nominated role in "Junebug" (2005), and "Enchanted" (2007)- Amy Adams (born 1979), 10th place finisher on the 3rd season of "American Idol"- Amy Brenneman (born 1964), best known for her roles on the TV series "NYPD Blue" and "Judging Amy", for which she's received 5 Emmy nominations- Amy Grant (born 1960), musician best known for her contemporary Christian music best known for her album "Hearts in Motion" - Amy Ryan (born 1969), actress best known for Academy Award nominated role in the film "Gone Baby Gone" (2007) and for her television roles- Amy Tan (born 1952), author best known for her Chinese fiction, specifically "The Joy Luck Club" (1989) and "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat" (1994)- Amy Winehouse (born 1983), British musician best known for her album "Back to Black", which won 5 Grammy Awards in 2008.

原Amy Diamond is a famous bearer of the name, Amy.

原In the Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo, Amy Jones is Charlie's mother's name.

原Amy Friedman is a famous bearer. She is a TV network executive and 1987 she got a job at Nickolodeon of mixing slime for Double Dare. In 1994 she became the creative director and executive producer for Nickelodeon's Creative Lab. In 1998 she moved over to become the executive director of Noggin. In 2004 she executive produced the N's original series A Walk In Your Shoes. She is also included in the new book In Their Shoes by the author Deborah Reber.

原Amy Dorrit is the title character of Charles Dickens' novel "Little Dorrit".

原It's so boring I could cry.

原If you live in the US and are in your 30's then the name would be common to you. If you are in your 50's or older, and don't have any children or you are under 20 or you live outside of the US then the name is not so common to you.

原I like this name. It's adaptable, and I have a friend named 'Amy'. It's a good name.

原Amy is an old lady name? It was most popular in the late 70's and early 80's. How is that an old lady name?

原Personally, I think that Amie is a way cuter spelling. Spelling matters! Amie is a way better name than Amie. When you think of Amy, you think of an old lady. When you think of Amie, you think of a cute, pretty, beautiful person. Also, the meaning of that name, meaning beloved, fits the name perfectly!

原I love the name Amy, it's short, cute and pretty.

原I love the name Amy. My current last name (maiden) is a variant of aimée and has a legend surrounding behind it. If I have a daughter I would seriously consider giving her this name, not only because it is pretty and versatile (I know of a very strong Amy and a very gentle Amy, both of whom are lovely people and like their name), but because it would be a way of passing on my last name without being reduced to using hyphenates.

原Amy is such a tender feminine name, I like the meaning of it. However to me it sounds like a girlish name, it is great for cute girls, for young petite delicate ladies, but not for more mature women. For example, I cannot imagine a serious classy business-woman in a proper business clothes and so on, who is named Amy, or a large woman in her 40-s called Amy, it is definitely a girly name to me.

原Amy Winehouse, the British singer, is a famous bearer.

原Amy Rose is a character from the Sonic game series by SEGA.

原Amy can also be short for Amelia.

原I hate this name with a venegance, simply because I think it sounds UGLY!

原I like the sound of Amy but I think it's too short for a first name. I'd rather name my daughter some longer name and then use Amy as a nickname. But that's just me.

原I personally think this is an overused name. There are five to six kids in my elementary school who have this name, out of three hundred and some odd kids. Why do so many have to be named Amy?

原I really like the name Amy, although I know someone called Amy who I can't stand. I think Amy is quite a popular name and there's nothing wrong with that. Personally I would have loved a more popular name.

原I'm an Amy, and although I used to hate how common it is, I've come to love it. I think it's cute, sweet, feminine while retaining a little sportiness. I'm still not crazy about the fact that the "y" makes it sound like a perpetual nickname, but it actually kind of suits me (I like to stay young at heart, so to speak).Also, everyone please keep in mind--Amy is not at all common anymore! I think I read that it's 111th most popular name in 2007 rankings. So for new moms, just stay clear of names like Ava, Emma, and Olivia, and you'll be safe on the baby name front.

原I don't like this name, it's far too common and short and that Amy in 'Little Women' was so annoying.