Amyas

Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of AMIS. Alternatively, it may come from a surname which originally indicated that the bearer was from the city of Amiens in France. Edmund Spenser used this name for a minor character in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).

AMIS   male   Medieval English, Medieval French
Medieval name, a masculine form of AMICE. It appears in the medieval French poem 'Amis and Amiles', about two friends who make sacrifices for one another.
AMICE   female   Medieval English
Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has since become uncommon.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Amias
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Amis
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Amis
FEMININE FORMS
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Amice