Amelia

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Amelia f A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – synonym of Pyrola (wintergreens). A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – synonym of Aphelia (certain tortrix moths). A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – synonym of Victrix (certain noctuid moths). === See also === ameliae == English == === 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). === Pronunciation === enPR: ə-mēʹlē-ə, ə-mēʹlyə, IPA(key): /əˈmiːli.ə/, /əˈmiːljə/ Rhymes: -iːliə === Proper noun === Amelia 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. The alternative name for Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia, US. ==== Derived terms ==== Amelia County Amelia Courthouse Amelia Island ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Alma Amy Emily === Anagrams === lamiae == Finnish == === Etymology === Variant of Amalia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmeliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝me̞ˌliɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): A‧me‧li‧a Hyphenation(key): A‧me‧lia === Proper noun === Amelia a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Amelia is the 373rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,122 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,785 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Amelia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈameli(j)a/ === Proper noun === Amelia a female given name from English, equivalent to English Amelia Amelia Anggraini, b. 1971 == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.lja/ Rhymes: -ɛlja Syllabification: A‧me‧lia === Proper noun === Amelia f a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Amelia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmelja/ [aˈme.lja] Rhymes: -elja Syllabification: A‧me‧lia === Proper noun === Amelia f a female given name, equivalent to English Amelia == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Amelia. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈmilja/ [ʔɐˈmil.jɐ] Rhymes: -ilja Syllabification: A‧mel‧ia === Proper noun === Amelia (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) a female given name from English