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.
References
- Max Gottschald (1932) Deutsche Namenkunde (in German), 6th edition, Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, published 2006, →ISBN, page 87
Faroese
Alternative forms
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
Declension
| Inflection of Amalia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 Amaliainrare | ||
| 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.
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
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈma.lja/
- Rhymes: -alja
- Hyphenation: A‧mà‧lia
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
Declension
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
Related terms
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