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 [ 3 syll. a-ma-lia, am-al-ia ] The girl name Amalia is pronounced ahMAALYah KEY. Amalia's language of origin is Gothic and Latin, and it is used mainly in the German, Scandinavian, Czech, English, Hungarian, and Italian languages. Gothic and Latin origin, German and Scandinavian use: Amal (Germanic) is an older form of Amalia. This was originally the short form of various now-obsolete names with the element amal ('work'), such as Amalberta and Amalgunde. In the 18th century, the name was known from Anna Amalia, the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. Variants of Amalia include Alma (English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew), Amalea (English), Amalee (English), Amalie (German, Scandinavian, English, French, and Czech), Amalija (Slavic), Amaliya (English and Russian), Amália (Hungarian, Portuguese, and Slavic), Amálie (Czech), Emelia (English), and Mali (German and Hungarian). In addition, Amalia is a variant (Italian) of Amy (English). Amalia is also a variant (Czech, English, and Hungarian) of Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish). Amalya (English variant spelling) is another form of Amalia. See also the related form, Amalberga (German). Amalia is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1924, 0.010% of baby girls were given the name Amalia. It ranked at #666 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. Within the group of girl names directly linked to Amalia, Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Amalia include Amália (Hungarian, Portuguese, and Slavic), Amala (Urdu), Amalee (English), Amali (English), Amalie (German, Scandinavian, English, French, and Czech), Amalya (English), Amálie (Czech), Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Amelie (German and French), Amella (English), Amely (English), Amélie (French), Amilie (German), Amoli (Indian), Amulya (Indian), Anala (Indian), Analia (Portuguese), Anela (Hawaiian), Anila (Indian), and Anneli (German). KEY: Pronunciation for Amalia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
