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Amyas is a surname and male forename thought to be derived either from the Latin verb amare or the French city of Amiens. [1]

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  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC   67869278 . Retrieved 21 November 2024.