Amalia
English
Etymology
Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amala-, a word of unknown meaning, like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmɑli.ə/
Proper noun
Amalia
- A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Amelia.
Translations
female given name
References
- ^ Max Gottschald (1932) Deutsche Namenkunde (in German), 6th edition, Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, published 2006, →ISBN, page 87
Faroese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Amalia f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Amalia: Amaliuson
- daughter of Amalia: Amaliudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Amalia |
| accusative | Amaliu |
| dative | Amaliu |
| genitive | Amaliu |
Finnish
Etymology
From Germanic compound names beginning with "amal" meaning "vigor".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑliɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mɑ̝ˌliɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): A‧ma‧li‧a
- Hyphenation(key): A‧ma‧lia
Proper noun
Amalia
- a female given name
Declension
| Inflection of Amalia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amalia | Amaliat | |
| genitive | Amalian | Amalioiden Amalioitten | |
| partitive | Amaliaa | Amalioita | |
| illative | Amaliaan | Amalioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Amalia | Amaliat | |
| accusative | nom. | Amalia | Amaliat |
| gen. | Amalian | ||
| genitive | Amalian | Amalioiden Amalioitten Amaliain rare | |
| partitive | Amaliaa | Amalioita | |
| inessive | Amaliassa | Amalioissa | |
| elative | Amaliasta | Amalioista | |
| illative | Amaliaan | Amalioihin | |
| adessive | Amalialla | Amalioilla | |
| ablative | Amalialta | Amalioilta | |
| allative | Amalialle | Amalioille | |
| essive | Amaliana | Amalioina | |
| translative | Amaliaksi | Amalioiksi | |
| abessive | Amaliatta | Amalioitta | |
| instructive | — | Amalioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Amalia is the 465th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 800 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,597 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Latinization of names derived from Germanic *amal- (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmaːli̯a/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ama‧lia
Proper noun
Amalia f (proper noun, genitive Amalia)
- a female given name, a less common variant of Amelie or Amalie
Declension
Declension of Amalia [sg-only, feminine]
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.lja/
- Rhymes: -alja
- Hyphenation: A‧mà‧lia
Proper noun
Amalia f
- a female given name
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.lja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alja
- Syllabification: A‧ma‧lia
Proper noun
Amalia f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Amalia
Declension
Declension of Amalia
Further reading
- Amalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmalja/ [aˈma.lja]
- Rhymes: -alja
- Syllabification: A‧ma‧lia
Proper noun
Amalia f
- a female given name
- 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
- Amalia da un último trago a su güisqui y pide otro. El mío está todavía a medias. Ella me mira, con el vaso vacío entre las manos, y sonríe.
- Amalia takes a last sip of her whisky and asks for another. Mine is still halfway through. She looks at me, her empty glass in her hands, and smiles.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Amalia c (genitive Amalias)
- a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Amelia