AMALIA  (ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a)

Gender: F
Origin: German
Meaning: "industrious"

Italian, German, and Dutch twist on Amelia recently chosen for the Dutch royal baby. Can be pronounced ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a. A spelling variation is Amalya.

Variations:
Amalina, Amalya, Amalberta, Amaliya, Amaly, Ahmalia, Amaleta, Amalyn, Amalfried, Amalgunde, Amaleah, Amalija, Amalee, Amalisa, Amali

International Variations:
Amalie (French) Amalea, Amelie, Amilia (German) Mali, Malika (Hungarian) Amelja, Amalja (Polish) Amelida, Amelina, Amalita, Amila, Emala (Spanish)

Amalia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Samantha?
• If I were a celeb. drop 2 add 1 with middles
• I want names!
• Sibling for Sophie Esperanza?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Amalia:

• ROMANCING THE NAME: MELISSA TO MELISANDE
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• PRINCESS NAMES