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Where does name amelia come from. You can focus on your significant work instead of interrupting your. The author Henry Fielding used it for the title character in his novel Amelia 1751. I mean two out of three of Merediths kids are named after people important to her Ellis Shepherd is the namesake of Meres mother and Derek Bailey Shepherd is named.

Etymologists believe that the name AmeliaAmalia is unrelated to the Latin gens name Aemilia which was translated into English as Emily. The Latin Emilia see Emily and the Latin German Amalia meaning work. Derek McDreamy Shepherd who died back in Season 11.

Amelia although homonymous has a different root and meaning. A shy and quiet girl when you first meet her but crazy and awesome when you become close enough. An 18th-century Princess Amelia brought the name to Britain.

The root amal is a Germanic word meaning work and in the context of female given names suggests themes of fertility as well as productivity. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century - it was borne by daughters of both George II and George III. Emilia is the feminine form of the Roman clan name Aemilius which derived from the Latin aemulus meaning rival In Shakespeares Othello Emilia is the wife of Iago and confidante of Desdemona.

Amelie is an alternate form of Amelia Latin Old German. Amelia is a female given name. The diminutive is usually Amy Lia Mia Mel or Mimi.

It is of Latin and Old German origin and the meaning of Amelia is rival eager work. Find out if your name means beauty hope power bravery or something different. It is a variant of Amalia derived from the Germanic word amal meaning work and means industrious and fertile.