Meaning and origin of Amelia

Amelia may refer to:

Amelia (name), a first name
Amelia (birth defect), the birth defect of lacking one or more limbs
Amelia (novel), a sentimental novel by Henry Fielding
Marco Amelia, an Italian football goalkeeper
Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, a character from anime Slayers
Amelia, Italy, a commune in Italy
Amelia, Louisiana, a census-designated place and town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States
Amelia, Ohio, a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Amelia Island, the southernmost of the Sea Islands, near Florida
Amelia City, Florida, a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States
Amelia Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, a hamlet in the St. Barbe District, near Griguet
Amelia (song), a song by Joni Mitchell on her 1976 album Hejira
"Amelia", a song by the Cocteau Twins on their 1984 album Treasure
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Meaning and origin of Amelia

Origin: English
Meaning: Industrious. Striving.
Origin: German
Meaning: Variant of Amelia: From the Old German Amalburga, meaning labour and the Latin Aemilia.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Industrious. Striving.
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Defender
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Meaning and origin of Amelia

The boy's and girl's name Amelia \a-me-lia\ is pronounced a-MEEL-yah. It is of Latin and Ol German origin, and its meaning is "industrious, striving; work". Blend of two medieval names: the Latin Emilia (see Emily) and the Latinized Germanic Amalia, meaning "work". An 18th-century Princess Amelia brought the name to Britain. Henry Fielding may possibly have first coined it for the heroine of his novel "Amelia" (1751), though forms such as Meelia, Amaly, and Aemelia existed since the 17th century. Dress reformer Amelia Bloomer; aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
Amelia has 45 variant forms: Aemelia, Aimiliona, Amalea, Amalee, Amaleta, Amalia, Amalie, Amalija, Amalina, Amaline, Amalita, Amaliya, Amaly, Amalya, Amalyna, Amalyne, Amalyta, Amelie, Amelina, Ameline, Amelita, Ameliya, Amelyna, Amelyne, Amelyta, Amilia, Amy, Delia, Em, Emelie, Emelina, Emeline, Emelita, Emma, Emmeline, Emmie, Emmy, Mali, Malia, Malika, Meelia, Melia, Meline, Millie and Milly.
For more information, see also related names Amalida, Lia and Neneca.
Baby names that sound like Amelia are Emelia, Amala, Amel, Amilya, Amillia, Amiliya and Jamelia.
Amelia is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Amelia

Amelia
Latin
Female
Industrious
Meaning & Origin
Amelia is a Latin girl name.
The meaning of the name is `flatterer, work of the Lord, beloved `.
Where is it used?
The name Amelia is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Amélia (In Portuguese)
Amália (In Hungarian)
Amélie (In French)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Melia
Variations on the name:
In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and in Romanian: Emilia (F)
In German and in English: Amalia (F)
In English: Amilia (F)
Stastics
The name Amelia was given to 3057 babies in the USA in 2004. Amelia was the number 244 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 3310 babies making it the number 96 name that year.
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