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What does Amelia mean?
Amelia 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced a-MEEL-yah. It is of Latin and Old German origin, and the meaning of Amelia is "rival, eager work". Blend of two medieval names: the Latin Emilia (see Emily) and the Latin German Amalia, meaning "work". An 18th-century Princess Amelia brought the name to Britain. Henry Fielding may possibly have first coined it for the heroine of his novel "Amelia" (1751), though forms such as Meelia, Amaly, and Aemelia existed since the 17th century. Dress reformer Amelia Bloomer; aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
STARTS WITH Am-
ASSOCIATED WITH blend, medieval, 18th century, princess, britain (england), heroine, novel (literary), 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Aemelia, Aimiliona, Amalea, Amalee, Amaleta, Amalia▲, Amalie, Amalija, Amalina, Amaline, Amalita, Amaliya, Amaly, Amalya, Amalyna, Amalyne, Amalyta, Amelie▲, Amelina, Ameline, Amelita, Ameliya, Amelya, Amelyna, Amelyne, Amelyta, Amilia▲, Amy▼, Delia▼, Em, Emelie, Emelina, Emeline, Emelita, Emilia▲, Emma, Emmeline▲, Emmie▲, Emmy▲, Mali, Malia▲, Malika▼, Meelia, Melia, Meline, Millie, Milly
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA AMALIA, EMILIA, EMILY, MEELIA Aemilia, Aemilie, Emali, Emalia, Emalie, Emelda, Emelea, Emeli, Emelia▲, Emelly, Emely, Emelyn, Emera, Emila, Emilea, Emili, Emilie▼, Emilija, Emilla, Emmelie, Melya
MASCULINE FORM Amalio
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Amelia Whitney (A.W.), ..
How popular is Amelia?
Amelia is a very prominent first name for females (#331 out of 4276, Top 8%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#112365 out of 150436, Top 75%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Amelia reached its top rank of #8 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Amalia (#593 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Amalie, Amelie (#721), Amilia (#1259), Amy (#205), Delia (#1397), Emelda, Emelia (#477), Emelie, Emeline (#1927), Emely (#485), Emelyn (#1988), Emili, Emilia (#58), Emilie (#1027), Emily (#12), Emma (#1), Emmeline (#784), Emmie (#598), Emmy (#539), Lia (#246), Malia (#254), Malika, Melia (#1968), Millie (#304) and Milly (#1871) are the prominent related forms of Amelia (#8). Adoption of these forms of Amelia was well-received among parents in 2018 (MEDIAN #989). Emily has historically been preferred by parents, although Emmie appears to be becoming a favorite too, while versions such as Delia have become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Amelia▲ is pronounced similarly to Amahla, Amala, Amiliya, Amillia, Amilya and Emmeleia. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abelia, Abella, Adalia, Adelia▼, Adelina▲, Adelis, Adelisa, Adeliza, Adelma, Akela, Alecia▼, Aletia, Alia▲, Almeria, Amadia, Amal▲, Ameena, Amelda, Amelida, Amelinda, Amena, Amera, America▼, Amia▲, Amil, Anelisa, Angelia▼, Aniela, Annelie, Arcelia, Ardelia, Areli, Arelie, Arella, Argelia, Asela, Atalia, Aurelia▲, Avelina, Axella, Azelia, Belia, Camelia, Clelia, Deelia, Evelia, Helia, Jamelia, Keelia, Leelia, Lelia▼, Loelia, Neelia, Nelia, Odelia, Ofelia▼, Orelia, Ovelia, Pamelia, Pelia, Phelia, Romelia, Seelia, Selia, Shelia▼, Ubelia, Udelia (see Odele), Uvelia and Ymelda. These names tend to be less frequently used than Amelia.
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