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Amelia

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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Amelia at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“vigor, bravery”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/əˈmiːli.ə/, /əˈmiːljə/

Etymology

A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).

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What does the name Amelia mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "vigor, bravery".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).