"Amy" meaning in English

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          "text": "As a child, Amy could have been drawn by Millais, if he was inclined - the name Amy is deceptively apt - but though the plumpness remains, not much but some, the ringlets have gone to be replaced by curls of the colour of cinnamon.",
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          "text": "As Amy had been baptized Amelia (but always called Amy) after her mother, now her daughter, too, was baptized Amelia.",
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          "text": "When I remained alive, they named me Amy, because it was a regular girl's name, a popular girl's name, a name a thousand other baby girls were given that year, so maybe the gods wouldn't notice this little baby nestled among the others.",
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