Amalia
ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a
German
"work"
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Updated Mon Jul 14 2025
Amalia Origin and Meaning
The name Amalia is a girl's name of Hebrew, German, Italian origin meaning "work".
Amalia is a widely cross-cultural name, heard from Italy to Romania, Germany to Scandinavia. The current heir to the Dutch throne is Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange. It can be pronounced ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a.
Amalia's popularity was spread in eighteenth century Europe due to the fame of Anna Amalia, a Duchess who was a great patron of the arts.
Amalia would make a lovely and more distinctive alternative to Amelia. Another spelling variation is Amalya.
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# 552 in the US
Amalia Rank in US Top 1000
# 500 on Nameberry
Amalia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Amalia
- 552US2024
- 500Nameberry2025
- 503Future2028
- 386England2023
- 36Germany2024
- 374Mexico2021
- 87Switzerland2023
- 31Chile2021
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- Lilia
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Famous People Named Amalia
- Amalia FuentesFilipina actress
- Amalia Maria Frederica of OldenburgQueen consort of Otto of Greece
- Amalia Gabriela Maria TeresaPrincess of Luxembourg
- Amalia of SolmsBraunfels, Regent of Orange
- Amalia Maria CharlottaPrincess of Sweden
- Amalia AguilarCuban,Mexican actress and dancer
- Amalia of SaxonyDuchess of Bavaria
- Amalia Wilhelmina KönigsmarckSwedish noble and painter
- Amalia RodriguesPortuguese fado singer
- Amalia Teresa Ramona of LlanoCount of Vilches, Viscount of La Cervanta
- Amalia SartoriItalian MEP
- Amalia González Caballero de Castillo LedónMexican diplomat
- AmaliaPrincess of Nassau,Dietz
- Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of SaxeWeimar,Eisenach, Princess consort of Henry of the Netherlands
- Amalia Frederica Wilhelmina von DyhrnCzettritz,Neuhaus, German heiress and philanthropist
- Amalia of ClevesPrincess of La Marck
- Henriëtte Amalia Maria of AnhaltDessau, Princess consort of Henry Casimir II of Nassau,Dietz
- Amalia Ulman (b. 1989)Argentinian,Spanish artist
- Amalia Emma Lola Yoo (b. 2002)American actress
- Amalia Pilgun (b. 2007)daughter of singer Eva Polna and Sergey Pilgun
- Amalia Elmaleh (b. 2014)daughter of actress Virginie Ledoyen and Arie Elmaleh
- Amalia Millepied (b. 2017)daughter of actress Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied
- Catharina Amalia Beatrix Carmen VictoriaPrincess of Orange, future Queen of the Netherlands
The name Amalia in Pop Culture
- Amalia "Lia" Milthorpemain character in the "Prophecy of the Sisters" trilogy
- Amalia Balashmain character in the musical She Loves Me
- Amalia Burnettcharacter in "Sims" series
- Amaliacharacter in video game Final Fantasy 12.
- Amaliaa character in video game "Dragon Age: Origins."
International Variations of the name Amalia
- AmaleaGerman
- AmeljaPolish
- AmelieGerman
- AmelidaSpanish
- AmalieFrench
- AmaljaPolish
- MaliHungarian
- MalikaHungarian
- AmelinaSpanish
- AmiliaGerman
- AmalitaSpanish
- AmilaSpanish
- EmalaSpanish
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