Amy

Amy is an English given name derived from the Old French name Amée, meaning loved, which itself descends from the Latin amata, the past participle of amare, to love. The name was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest and remained in steady use through the medieval period. It gained particular cultural resonance through the character Amy Dorrit in Charles Dickens's 1857 novel Little Dorrit and later through Amy March in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Related forms include Amée, Amie, and the Latinate Amata.