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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Amice f. Latin amica 'friend'.

England
Latin
1279–80 Amicia (nom) WaHR-SK p. 64; 1300 Amicia (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 238; 1322 Amicie (dat) PSS-CXIV 7; 1340xc1450 Amicia (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 1, Amisia (nom) ibid. p. 45; 1377 Amicia (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4; 1379 Amicia (nom) WRYPT1 p. 17, Amicie (gen) ibid. p. 20, Amys (nom) ibid. p. 16, Amysia (nom) ibid. p. 7; 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
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Amice". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Amice.