Amelia

See also: amelia, amélia, Amelía, Amélia, and Amelią

English

Etymology

A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amal, "vigor, bravery". The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ə-mēʹlē-ə, ə-mēʹlyə, IPA^(key): /əˈmiːli.ə/, /əˈmiːljə/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iːliə

Proper noun

Amelia

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages
   • 1776 Adam Fitz-Adam, The World of Adam Fitz-Adam, Edinburgh, Apollo Press 1776: Numb. 187. Thursday, July 29, 1756:

     By their dresses, their names, and the airs of quality they give themselves, I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance. My wife, who is a very plain good woman, and whose name is Amey, has been new-christened, and is called Amelia; and my little daughter, a child of a year old, is no longer Polly, but Maria.

   • 1982 Carol Fenner, Saving Amelia Earhart,The Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Fiction, →ISBN page 66:

     We must have heard it first on the battery radio, the news about Amelia Earhart, lost over the ocean. […] Air Heart, I saw it spelled, Amelia ... a name like a soft, bold bird.

2. The alternative name for Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

Derived terms

• Amelia County
• Amelia Courthouse

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Amèlia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿米利亞／阿米利亚 (Āmǐlìyà)

• Czech: Amálie (cs) f
• Danish: Amalie
• Finnish: Amalia (fi)
• French: Amélie (fr) f
• German: Amelie (de) f
• Greenlandic: Amma
• Hungarian: Amália (hu)
• Latvian: Amālija f
• Norman: Mêlie f (Mainland), Mélie f (Jersey)
• Norwegian: Amalie (no)
• Polish: Amelia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Amélia f
• Russian: Аме́лия f (Amélija)
• Scottish Gaelic: Milde f
• Slovak: Amália (sk) f
• Spanish: Amelia (es) f
• Swedish: Amalia

See also

• Alma
• Amy
• Emily

Anagrams

• lamiae

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Amalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmeliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝me̞ˌliɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): A‧me‧li‧a

Proper noun

Amelia

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Amelia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Amelia	Ameliat
genitive		Amelian	Amelioiden Amelioitten
partitive		Ameliaa	Amelioita
illative		Ameliaan	Amelioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Amelia	Ameliat
accusative	nom.	Amelia	Ameliat
	gen.	Amelian
genitive		Amelian	Amelioiden Amelioitten Ameliainrare
partitive		Ameliaa	Amelioita
inessive		Ameliassa	Amelioissa
elative		Ameliasta	Amelioista
illative		Ameliaan	Amelioihin
adessive		Amelialla	Amelioilla
ablative		Amelialta	Amelioilta
allative		Amelialle	Amelioille
essive		Ameliana	Amelioina
translative		Ameliaksi	Amelioiksi
abessive		Ameliatta	Amelioitta
instructive		—	Amelioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Amelia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ameliani Ameliani accusative nom. Ameliani Ameliani gen. Ameliani genitive Ameliani Amelioideni Amelioitteni Ameliainirare partitive Ameliaani Amelioitani inessive Ameliassani Amelioissani elative Ameliastani Amelioistani illative Ameliaani Amelioihini adessive Ameliallani Amelioillani ablative Amelialtani Amelioiltani allative Amelialleni Amelioilleni essive Amelianani Amelioinani translative Ameliakseni Amelioikseni abessive Ameliattani Amelioittani instructive — — comitative — Amelioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ameliasi Ameliasi accusative nom. Ameliasi Ameliasi gen. Ameliasi genitive Ameliasi Amelioidesi Amelioittesi Ameliaisirare partitive Ameliaasi Amelioitasi inessive Ameliassasi Amelioissasi elative Ameliastasi Amelioistasi illative Ameliaasi Amelioihisi adessive Ameliallasi Amelioillasi ablative Amelialtasi Amelioiltasi allative Ameliallesi Amelioillesi essive Amelianasi Amelioinasi translative Ameliaksesi Amelioiksesi abessive Ameliattasi Amelioittasi instructive — — comitative — Amelioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ameliamme Ameliamme accusative nom. Ameliamme Ameliamme gen. Ameliamme genitive Ameliamme Amelioidemme Amelioittemme Ameliaimmerare partitive Ameliaamme Amelioitamme inessive Ameliassamme Amelioissamme elative Ameliastamme Amelioistamme illative Ameliaamme Amelioihimme adessive Ameliallamme Amelioillamme ablative Amelialtamme Amelioiltamme allative Ameliallemme Amelioillemme essive Amelianamme Amelioinamme translative Ameliaksemme Amelioiksemme abessive Ameliattamme Amelioittamme instructive — — comitative — Amelioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Amelianne Amelianne accusative nom. Amelianne Amelianne gen. Amelianne genitive Amelianne Amelioidenne Amelioittenne Ameliainnerare partitive Ameliaanne Amelioitanne inessive Ameliassanne Amelioissanne elative Ameliastanne Amelioistanne illative Ameliaanne Amelioihinne adessive Ameliallanne Amelioillanne ablative Amelialtanne Amelioiltanne allative Ameliallenne Amelioillenne essive Ameliananne Amelioinanne translative Ameliaksenne Amelioiksenne abessive Ameliattanne Amelioittanne instructive — — comitative — Amelioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ameliansa Ameliansa accusative nom. Ameliansa Ameliansa gen. Ameliansa genitive Ameliansa Amelioidensa Amelioittensa Ameliainsarare partitive Ameliaansa Amelioitaan Amelioitansa inessive Ameliassaan Ameliassansa Amelioissaan Amelioissansa elative Ameliastaan Ameliastansa Amelioistaan Amelioistansa illative Ameliaansa Amelioihinsa adessive Ameliallaan Ameliallansa Amelioillaan Amelioillansa ablative Amelialtaan Amelialtansa Amelioiltaan Amelioiltansa allative Amelialleen Ameliallensa Amelioilleen Amelioillensa essive Amelianaan Amelianansa Amelioinaan Amelioinansa translative Ameliakseen Ameliaksensa Amelioikseen Amelioiksensa abessive Ameliattaan Ameliattansa Amelioittaan Amelioittansa instructive — — comitative — Amelioineen Amelioinensa

Statistics

• Amelia is the 439^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 874 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,474 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Amelia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈameli(j)a/

Proper noun

Amelia

1. a female given name from English, equivalent to English Amelia

   Amelia Anggraini, b. 1971

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɛ.lja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlja
• Syllabification: A‧me‧lia

Proper noun

Amelia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia

Declension

Declension of Amelia

	singular	plural
nominative	Amelia	Amelie
genitive	Amelii	Amelii/Amelij (archaic)
dative	Amelii	Ameliom
accusative	Amelię	Amelie
instrumental	Amelią	Ameliami
locative	Amelii	Ameliach
vocative	Amelio	Amelie

Further reading

• Amelia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmelja/ [aˈme.lja]
• Rhymes: -elja
• Syllabification: A‧me‧lia

Proper noun

Amelia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Amelia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈmilja/, [ʔɐˈmil.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: A‧mel‧ia

Proper noun

Amelia (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. a female given name from English