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Amalia
ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a
German
"work"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. Like Amelia and Emilia, this name is likely to continue to climb. Frequently in the US Top 1000 in the early twentieth century, it spent nearly eighty years off the list until rejoining in 2011.
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.
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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# 605 in the US
Amalia Rank in US Top 1000
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Famous People Named Amalia
- 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 FuentesFilipina actress
- 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
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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."
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