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I would like to now more about the origin and history of the name Amalia. I think this
name became popular in Germany after the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Anna Amalia, the patron of Goethe and Schiller, but I found little quality information about the name.
Is this name of German or Latin origin? Or is Amalia a latinized german name?
According to the Albaigués spanish diccionary of names, Amalia has greek or german roots but I would like to know if someone has clearer information about its history or usage.
Has Amalia something in common with the name Amelia (Amélie in french)?
I would be very thankful for any help or further information.
name became popular in Germany after the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Anna Amalia, the patron of Goethe and Schiller, but I found little quality information about the name.
Is this name of German or Latin origin? Or is Amalia a latinized german name?
According to the Albaigués spanish diccionary of names, Amalia has greek or german roots but I would like to know if someone has clearer information about its history or usage.
Has Amalia something in common with the name Amelia (Amélie in french)?
I would be very thankful for any help or further information.
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Yes, Amalia is related to Amélie (Amelie) and Amelia. Though the names seem to get confused a lot, Amalia is not closely related to Emilia, Emilie and Emily.
I hyperlinked the names for you so just click on them in this message to learn what is in the database.
I hyperlinked the names for you so just click on them in this message to learn what is in the database.
This message was edited 4/7/2011, 11:01 AM
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Thank you. I appreciate your help.
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According to http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/MRFlorilegium/10Juli.html there are two saints named Amalberga/Amalia/Amelie/Emmalia who were often confused with each other.
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This is what I found when I searched for Amalia:
AMALIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Pronounced: ah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German) [key]
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".
I hope I helped. It is a very pretty name!!
AMALIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Pronounced: ah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German) [key]
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".
I hope I helped. It is a very pretty name!!
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