# Eames

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /iːmz/ · frequency rank #37,432

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States.

## Etymology
Probably from the genitive form of Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”).

## Easily confused with
- **EMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-ems)
- **EAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eas)
- **eyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eyes)
- **ears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-ears)
- **ease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-ease)
- **eats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eats)
- **exes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-exes)
- **elms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-elms)
- **Esme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-esme)
- **eaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eaten)
- **edges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-edges)
- **earns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-earns)
- **eater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eater)
- **elves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-elves)
- **eased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eased)
- **Elmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-elmer)
- **Emmys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-emmys)
- **eases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eases)
- **emmet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-emmet)
- **eaves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eames-vs-eaves)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aemes`, `eaems`, `eamess`, `eammes`, `eamse`, `emaes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eames