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Amelia name origin. Blend of two medieval names. What does Amelia mean and stand for. Title character in the Amelia Bedelia kids book series.

A blend of the medieval names Emilia and Amalia. It has different origins including Teutonic in which it means a defender and Latin in which it means industrious. Amelia is a variant of Amalia which is derived from the Germanic word amal meaning work and connoting industriousness and fertility.

Meaning of the name Amelia. An 18th-century Princess Amelia brought the name to Britain. Middle name for Amelia.

Old Norse ama to trouble. Ask your friends family about Amelia. In etymological meaning the meaning of the name Amelia is translated from Greek as Sweet and delicate.

Girl name origins meanings. The name Amelia is a girls name meaning industrious and is of German origin. Find the complete details of Amelia name on BabyNamesCube the most trusted source for baby name meaning numerology origins similar names and more.

Amalia is a short form of Old High German names with the element Amal eg. It is sometimes mistakenly believed to be derived from the Latin name Aemilia while the two names do look and sound familiar Aemilia means rival and was translated into Emily in English. The root of this name is Amal which means work In this case when translated work refers to industriousness and fertility rather than labor.