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Amelia

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English

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Etymology

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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

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  • enPR: ə-mēʹlē-ə, ə-mēʹlyə, IPA(key): /əˈmiːli.ə/, /əˈmiːljə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːliə

Proper noun

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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.

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Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Variant of Amalia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmeliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝me̞ˌliɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): A‧me‧lia

Proper noun

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Amelia

  1. a female given name

Declension

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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
Ameliain rare
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
Ameliaini rare
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
Ameliaisi rare
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
Ameliaimme rare
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
Ameliainne rare
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

Statistics

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  • Amelia is the 439th 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Amelia.

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Proper noun

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Amelia

  1. a female given name from English, equivalent to English Amelia
    Amelia Anggraini, b. 1971

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.lja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlja
  • Syllabification: A‧me‧lia

Proper noun

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Amelia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Amelia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Amelia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Amelia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Amelia (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a female given name from English