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Amalia
I would like to now more about the origin and history of the name Amalia. I think this
name became popular in Germany after the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Anna Amalia, the patron of Goethe and Schiller, but I found little quality information about the name.Is this name of German or Latin origin? Or is Amalia a latinized german name?
According to the Albaigués spanish diccionary of names, Amalia has greek or german roots but I would like to know if someone has clearer information about its history or usage.
Has Amalia something in common with the name Amelia (Amélie in french)?
I would be very thankful for any help or further information.
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Yes, Amalia is related to Amélie (Amelie) and Amelia. Though the names seem to get confused a lot, Amalia is not closely related to Emilia, Emilie and Emily.I hyperlinked the names for you so just click on them in this message to learn what is in the database.

This message was edited 4/7/2011, 11:01 AM

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Thank you. I appreciate your help.
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According to http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/MRFlorilegium/10Juli.html there are two saints named Amalberga/Amalia/Amelie/Emmalia who were often confused with each other.
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This is what I found when I searched for Amalia:AMALIA
Gender: Feminine Usage: Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Pronounced: ah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German) [key] Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".I hope I helped. It is a very pretty name!!
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