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 [ 3 syll. a-me-lia, am-el-ia ] The girl name Amelia is pronounced ahMIYLYah KEY. Amelia has its origins in the Latin language, and it is used largely in Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish. The name is derived from Aemilia (Latin), of the Latin aemulus ('imitating, rivaling'), under the influence of the Old German amal ('work'). The former gave rise to Emilia while the latter gave rise to Amalia; thus the name Amelia can also be taken as a cross of the names Amalia and Emilia. Emilia and other forms of Emily have also been used as pet forms of Amelia, which could have contributed to the adoption of the name. The name first appeared in the English-speaking world in the Henry Fielding novel Amelia (1751). It soon became popular during the Hanoverian monarchy in the 18th century, and was known as the first name of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), the wife of William IV, and of Princess Amelia (1783-1810), the youngest daughter of George III. In literature, it has also appeared as the name of the character Amelia Sedley in the William Makepeace Thackeray novel Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The name was later made famous by the aviator Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), while the French form was popularized as the title of the successful French movie Amélie (2001). The name Amelia is used to a great extent; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name include Amali, Amalia (also used in German, Scandinavian, Czech, Hungarian, and Italian), Amalie (also used in German, Scandinavian, French, and Czech), Amelina, Amelita (also used in Italian), Amely, Ami, Amie, Emelie (also used in Scandinavian), Emelina (also used in Spanish), Emeline (also used in French), Emelita, Emilia (also used in Hungarian, Finnish, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Emilie (also used in French, German, Scandinavian, and Czech), Emily, Ilma (also used in Hungarian, Latvian, and Spanish), and Melia (also used in Spanish). Other English variants include the pet forms Delia (also used in Greek, and Italian), Millie, and Milly. Variants of Amelia used in foreign languages include Ama (Akan and Polish), Amelie (German and French), Amélie (French), Malcsi (Hungarian), Mali (German and Hungarian), Malika (Hungarian and Arabic), Melcia (Polish), and Milica (Slavic). Amelia is a variant of Emily (English). Amelia is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.209% of baby girls being named Amelia. It ranked at #68 then. Among all girl names in its group, Amelia was the 2nd most popular after Emily (English) in 2008. It was used 4 times more than Amelia in that year. Baby names that sound like Amelia include Amala (Urdu), Amalee (English), Amali (English), Amalia (German, Scandinavian, Czech, English, Hungarian, and Italian), Amalie (German, Scandinavian, English, French, and Czech), Amalya (English), Amália (Hungarian, Portuguese, and Slavic), Amálie (Czech), 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). A famous person named Amelia is Amelia Earhart, Aviator, born 24 July 1897 - 2 July 1937, Atchison, Kansas. KEY: Pronunciation for Amelia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
