Amalia

\a.ma.lja\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\a.ma.lja\
Also spelledAmalya
Compound namesCatharina-Amalia

Origin and meaning

Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”), like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.

Where it is mostly given

  • Italy
  • Spain
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Greece
  • Russia

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Exilexi (Grenoble (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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