What does Amelia mean?

Amelia means "imitating, rivaling"

How do we pronounce Amelia?

Amelia \a-me-lia, am-el-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Amelia is pronounced in English as ahMIYLiyah or ahMIYLYah, in German as aaMEHLiyaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Amelia: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Amelia?

Amelia has its origins in the Gothic and Latin languages, and it is used largely in English, German, Dutch, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Latin origin, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish use: 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 name variations 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). Amelia is a variation (English and German) of Amalia pronounciation (Dutch, English, German, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Czech, Hungarian, and Italian). Amelia can also be a variation (English and Latin) of Emily name popularity (English). The name Amelia is used to a great extent; it has 54 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variations include what does the name Aemilia mean, Aimilia meaning, what does the name Amali mean, Amalia definition (also used in Czech and Hungarian), Amalie name popularity (also used in French), Amaline meaning and origin, baby name Amaliya, baby name Ameila, name Ameilia origin, name Amelina meaning, Ameline name, short names for Amelisa, Amelita name popularity (also used in Italian), Amella name, nicknames for Amely, Ami meaning, name Amie origin, Amilia definition, name Amilie meaning, Amilina meaning, Amilisa name, short names for Amilita, nicknames for Amilyn, Amiria name popularity, Amylia pronounciation, Amylya meaning, Emelia meaning of name, Emelie name popularity, Emelina name, Emeline name, meaning of Emelita, Emilia name popularity (also used in Hungarian and Italian), what does the name Emilie mean (also used in French), Emilita meaning of name, Emily name variations, nicknames for Emilya, and name Yamelia origin. Other English variants include the contracted form name Melia meaning (also used in German, and Greek), and the diminutive forms baby name Delia (also used in Greek, and Italian), short names for Ima, what does the name Millie mean, and name Milly origin. Variations of Amelia used in foreign languages include Ama name (Polish), nicknames for Amelie (French and German), Amélia meaning and origin (Portuguese), meaning of Amélie (French), Ilma meaning (Hungarian), Malcsi name popularity (Hungarian), name Mali meaning (Hungarian), name Malika (Hungarian), Melcia meaning and origin (Polish), Milica meaning and origin (Slavic), what does the name Milka mean (Czech), and Nuela meaning and origin (Spanish). See also the related form, short names for Amelinda. Amelia is very popular as a baby name for girls, and it can also be regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2010 with 0.279% of baby girls being named Amelia. It ranked at #41 then. Among all girl names in its group, Amelia was the 2nd most popular after name Emily origin in 2010. The name was thrice as popular as Amelia in that year.

A famous person named Amelia is Amelia Earhart, Aviator, born 24 July 1897 - 2 July 1937, Atchison, Kansas.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Amelia:

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The baby name Amelia fun facts:

The name Amelia in reverse order is "Ailema".

The numerological value of the name Amelia is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Amelia?

Amelia is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.49%
20130.46%
20120.41%
20110.36%
20100.31%
20090.26%
20080.23%
20070.22%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames