Amice f. Latin amica 'friend'.

England

Latin

● 1279–80 Amicia (nom) WaHR-SK p. 64; 1300 Amicia (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 238; 1340xc1450 Amicia (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 1, Amisia (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1377 Amicia (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1381 Amicia (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 70, Amicie (gen) ibid. p. 91, Amissia (nom) ibid. p. 78

Middle English

● 1413 Amys EEW p. 22

Early Modern English

● 1540 Ameis StAnthonlin p. 2; 1544 Ames ibid. p. 5; 1546 Ames ibid. p. 5; 1554 Ames ibid. p. 10; 1560 Ames ibid. p. 13

France

Latin

● 1147 Amica (nom) clairvaux-12thc 19; 1147x1162 Amica (nom) ibid. 44

Old French

● 1296 Amice paris1296 p. 14