It has different origins including Teutonic in which it means a defender and Latin in which it means industrious.

Amelia name etymology. Proper name Latin but of Germanic origin literally laborious cognates. The meaning of Amelia has more than one different etymologies. It is of Latin and Old German origin and the meaning of Amelia is rival eager work.

Work of the Lord. The name was assimilated with Roman gens name Aemilia. Aurelia Mila Amelie Cordelia Ophelia More about the name Amelia.

Amelia Name Meaning. Meaning of the name Amelia. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

In etymological meaning the meaning of the name Amelia is translated from Greek as Sweet and delicate. It has same or different meanings in other countries and languages. The Latin Emilia see Emily and the Latin German Amalia meaning work.

Like Amelia modified versions of this name have been commonly used for centuries. Amelia Name Meaning Amelia is a beacon of strength invoking images of American aviator Amelia Earhart and famed feminist Amelia Bloomer. Old Norse ama to trouble.

Origin Any African American American Indian Anglo-Saxon Arabic Armenian Basque Celtic Chechen Chinese Dutch English French Gaelic German Ghanaian Greek Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hindu Hungarian Indian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Muslim Native American Nigerian Persian Polish Punjabi Russian Sanskrit Scandinavian Scottish Slavic Spanish Swahili Teutonic Turkish. A variant of Amalia derived from Germanic compound names beginning with amal vigor bravery. By their dresses their names and the airs of quality they give themselves I am rendered ridiculous among all my acquaintance.