Amalia

Gender Feminine

Usage Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) [1]

Scripts Αμαλία(Greek)

Pronounced Pron. a-MA-lya(Spanish, German)

ah-MAH-lee-ah(Dutch)

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Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

Related Names

VariantsAmelia(Spanish) Amelia(Italian) Amelia(Dutch) Amelia, Amalie(German) Amelia, Amelina(Ancient Germanic)

Other Languages & CulturesAmalija(Croatian) Amálie(Czech) Amalie(Danish) Emmeline, Amelia, Amilia, Emelia, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Millie, Milly(English) Émeline, Amélie, Lina, Line, Lyna(French) Amália(Hungarian) Amalija, Amelija(Lithuanian) Amalie(Norwegian) Amelia(Polish) Amália, Amélia(Portuguese) Amaliya(Russian) Amália(Slovak) Amalija(Slovene)

Same SpellingAmália

User SubmissionsÁmâlia, Amâlia, Amalía

Popularity

People think this name is

formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange serious nerdy

Name Days

Finland: May 19

Poland: April 20

Poland: October 7

Sweden: April 20

Categories

Dutch royal family, ends in -lia, Franz Kafka characters, Latinizations, Leo Tolstoy characters, Luxembourgish grand-ducal family, princesses, strength, theatre

Sources & References

Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 89.

Entry updated May 29, 2020