"Amelia" meaning in English

See Amelia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /əˈmiːli.ə/, /əˈmiːljə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Amelia.wav
enPR: ə-mēʹlē-ə Rhymes: -iːliə 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem}} Germanic, {{m|la|Aemilia}} Aemilia, {{m|en|Emilia}} Emilia, {{m|en|Emily}} Emily, {{m|fr|Aimée}} Aimée, {{m|en|Amy}} Amy Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amelia
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Amèlia [feminine] (Catalan), 阿米利亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿米利亚 (Āmǐlìyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Amálie [feminine] (Czech), Amalie (Danish), Amalia (Finnish), Amélie [feminine] (French), Amelie [feminine] (German), Amma (Greenlandic), Amália (Hungarian), Amālija [feminine] (Latvian), Mêlie (english: Mainland) [feminine] (Norman), Mélie [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), Amalie (Norwegian), Amelia [feminine] (Polish), Amélia [feminine] (Portuguese), Аме́лия (Amélija) [feminine] (Russian), Milde [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Amália [feminine] (Slovak), Amelia [feminine] (Spanish), Amalia (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Amelia-en-name-JTUwfJ7I Disambiguation of 'female given name': 93 7
  2. The alternative name for Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia, USA. Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA Derived forms: Amelia County, Amelia Courthouse Related terms: Alma, Amy, Emily
    Sense id: en-Amelia-en-name-R5b5x7yA Disambiguation of Places in Virginia, USA: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia: 19 81

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