Amalia

ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a
German
"work"

Amalia Origin and Meaning

The name Amalia is a girl's name of Hebrew, German, Italian origin meaning "work".

Amalia is a widely cross-cultural name, heard from Italy to Romania, Germany to Scandinavia. The current heir to the Dutch throne is Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange. It can be pronounced ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a.

Amalia's popularity was spread in eighteenth century Europe due to the fame of Anna Amalia, a Duchess who was a great patron of the arts.

Amalia would make a lovely and more distinctive alternative to Amelia. Another spelling variation is Amalya.

# 528 in the US

Amalia Rank in US Top 1000

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Amalia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Amalia Popularity

Famous People Named Amalia

  • Amalia Fuentes
    Filipina actress
  • Amalia Maria Frederica of Oldenburg
    Queen consort of Otto of Greece
  • Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa
    Princess of Luxembourg
  • Amalia of Solms
    Braunfels, Regent of Orange
  • Amalia Maria Charlotta
    Princess of Sweden
  • Amalia Aguilar
    Cuban,Mexican actress and dancer
  • Amalia of Saxony
    Duchess of Bavaria
  • Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck
    Swedish noble and painter
  • Amalia Rodrigues
    Portuguese fado singer
  • Amalia Teresa Ramona of Llano
    Count of Vilches, Viscount of La Cervanta
  • Amalia Sartori
    Italian MEP
  • Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón
    Mexican diplomat
  • Amalia
    Princess of Nassau,Dietz
  • Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of Saxe
    Weimar,Eisenach, Princess consort of Henry of the Netherlands
  • Amalia Frederica Wilhelmina von Dyhrn
    Czettritz,Neuhaus, German heiress and philanthropist
  • Amalia of Cleves
    Princess of La Marck
  • Henriëtte Amalia Maria of Anhalt
    Dessau, Princess consort of Henry Casimir II of Nassau,Dietz
  • Amalia Ulman (b. 1989)
    Argentinian,Spanish artist
  • Amalia Emma Lola Yoo (b. 2002)
    American actress
  • Amalia Pilgun (b. 2007)
    daughter of singer Eva Polna and Sergey Pilgun
  • Amalia Elmaleh (b. 2014)
    daughter of actress Virginie Ledoyen and Arie Elmaleh
  • Amalia Millepied (b. 2017)
    daughter of actress Natalie Portman and husband Benjamin Millepied

Amalia in Pop Culture

  • Amalia "Lia" Milthorpe
    main character in the "Prophecy of the Sisters" trilogy
  • Amalia Balash
    main character in the musical She Loves Me
  • Amalia Burnett
    character in "Sims" series
  • Amalia
    character in video game Final Fantasy 12.
  • Amalia
    a character in video game "Dragon Age: Origins."