Ames
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Ames may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
[edit]- Ames (automobile), an early American automobile manufacturer
- Ames Department Stores, a defunct discount store chain based in Connecticut, U.S.
- Ames Manufacturing Company, an American manufacturer of swords, tools and cutlery
- Ames Research Center, NASA research center in California, U.S.
- Ames True Temper, a multinational manufacturer of non-powered lawn and garden products
- Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science (AMES) in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
People
[edit]- Aldrich Ames, spy
- Ames (surname), including a list of people with the name
- Ames family, a prominent family of the United States
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]- Ames, Arkansas, a place in Arkansas
- Ames, Colorado
- Ames, Illinois
- Ames, Indiana
- Ames, Iowa, the most populous city bearing this name
- Ames, Kansas
- Ames, Nebraska
- Ames, New York
- Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio
- Ames, Oklahoma
- Ames, Texas
- Ames, West Virginia
Other places
[edit]- Ames, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Ames, Spain
- Ames Range, a mountain range in Antarctica
Other uses
[edit]- Ames, standard author abbreviation in botany for Oakes Ames
- AMES, Air Ministry Experimental Station, the basis for naming British radar systems through World War 2