Amalia

See also: Amalía, Amália, and Amalią

English

Etymology

Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amala-, a word of unknown meaning, like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɑli.ə/

Proper noun

Amalia

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Amelia.

Translations

female given name

• French: Amélie (fr) f
• Hebrew: עֲמַלְיָה (he) f (Amálya)
• Polish: Amalia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Amália f

Faroese

Alternative forms

• Amalja

Proper noun

Amalia f

1. 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

Proper noun

Amalia

1. 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.

Possessive forms of Amalia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Amaliani Amaliani accusative nom. Amaliani Amaliani gen. Amaliani genitive Amaliani Amalioideni Amalioitteni Amaliaini rare partitive Amaliaani Amalioitani inessive Amaliassani Amalioissani elative Amaliastani Amalioistani illative Amaliaani Amalioihini adessive Amaliallani Amalioillani ablative Amalialtani Amalioiltani allative Amalialleni Amalioilleni essive Amalianani Amalioinani translative Amaliakseni Amalioikseni abessive Amaliattani Amalioittani instructive — — comitative — Amalioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Amaliasi Amaliasi accusative nom. Amaliasi Amaliasi gen. Amaliasi genitive Amaliasi Amalioidesi Amalioittesi Amaliaisi rare partitive Amaliaasi Amalioitasi inessive Amaliassasi Amalioissasi elative Amaliastasi Amalioistasi illative Amaliaasi Amalioihisi adessive Amaliallasi Amalioillasi ablative Amalialtasi Amalioiltasi allative Amaliallesi Amalioillesi essive Amalianasi Amalioinasi translative Amaliaksesi Amalioiksesi abessive Amaliattasi Amalioittasi instructive — — comitative — Amalioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Amaliamme Amaliamme accusative nom. Amaliamme Amaliamme gen. Amaliamme genitive Amaliamme Amalioidemme Amalioittemme Amaliaimme rare partitive Amaliaamme Amalioitamme inessive Amaliassamme Amalioissamme elative Amaliastamme Amalioistamme illative Amaliaamme Amalioihimme adessive Amaliallamme Amalioillamme ablative Amalialtamme Amalioiltamme allative Amaliallemme Amalioillemme essive Amalianamme Amalioinamme translative Amaliaksemme Amalioiksemme abessive Amaliattamme Amalioittamme instructive — — comitative — Amalioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Amalianne Amalianne accusative nom. Amalianne Amalianne gen. Amalianne genitive Amalianne Amalioidenne Amalioittenne Amaliainne rare partitive Amaliaanne Amalioitanne inessive Amaliassanne Amalioissanne elative Amaliastanne Amalioistanne illative Amaliaanne Amalioihinne adessive Amaliallanne Amalioillanne ablative Amalialtanne Amalioiltanne allative Amaliallenne Amalioillenne essive Amaliananne Amalioinanne translative Amaliaksenne Amalioiksenne abessive Amaliattanne Amalioittanne instructive — — comitative — Amalioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Amaliansa Amaliansa accusative nom. Amaliansa Amaliansa gen. Amaliansa genitive Amaliansa Amalioidensa Amalioittensa Amaliainsa rare partitive Amaliaansa Amalioitaan Amalioitansa inessive Amaliassaan Amaliassansa Amalioissaan Amalioissansa elative Amaliastaan Amaliastansa Amalioistaan Amalioistansa illative Amaliaansa Amalioihinsa adessive Amaliallaan Amaliallansa Amalioillaan Amalioillansa ablative Amalialtaan Amalialtansa Amalioiltaan Amalioiltansa allative Amalialleen Amaliallensa Amalioilleen Amalioillensa essive Amalianaan Amalianansa Amalioinaan Amalioinansa translative Amaliakseen Amaliaksensa Amalioikseen Amalioiksensa abessive Amaliattaan Amaliattansa Amalioittaan Amalioittansa instructive — — comitative — Amalioineen Amalioinensa

Statistics

• Amalia is the 465^th 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

• maalia, mailaa

German

Etymology

Latinization of names derived from Germanic *amal- (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmaːli̯a/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ama‧lia

Proper noun

Amalia f (proper noun, genitive Amalia)

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Amelie or Amalie

Declension

Declension of Amalia [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Amalia
genitive	einer	der	Amalia
dative	einer	der	Amalia
accusative	eine	die	Amalia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.lja/
• Rhymes: -alja
• Hyphenation: A‧mà‧lia

Proper noun

Amalia f

1. a female given name.

Anagrams

• maiala

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:

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: A‧ma‧lia

Proper noun

Amalia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Amalia

Declension

Declension of Amalia

	singular	plural
nominative	Amalia	Amalie
genitive	Amalii	Amalii/Amalij (archaic)
dative	Amalii	Amaliom
accusative	Amalię	Amalie
instrumental	Amalią	Amaliami
locative	Amalii	Amaliach
vocative	Amalio	Amalie

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

1. 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:

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Proper noun

Amalia c (genitive Amalias)

1. a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Amelia

Related terms

• Emelie