Amalia

Gender Feminine
Usage Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Finnish, 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) Amalie(German) Amelia, Amelina(Ancient Germanic)
Other Languages & CulturesAmalija(Croatian) Amálie(Czech) Amalie(Danish) Emmeline, Amelia, Amilia, Emelia, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Millie, Milly(English) Émeline, Amélia, 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

Sources & References

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

Entry updated April 25, 2021