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{{Short description|Name list}}
{{Other uses|Amalia (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Infobox given name
| name = Amalia
| image = AmaliaMaria Rodriguesamalia Portugese fado-zangeres op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 916-9841matamoros.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = [[AmáliaAmalia RodriguesMatamoros]], a PortugueseCosta singerRican model and culturalbeauty icon,pageant 1964titleholder
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|m|ɑː|l|i|ə}}
| gender = Female
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| origin =
| derivation =
| meaning ="labourvigor"
| variant = [[Amalie (given name)|Amalie]], [[Amalka (given name)|Amalka]], [[Amelia (given name)|Amelia]], [[Amélie (given name)|Amélie]]
| shortform = Ama
| petname =
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'''Amalia''' is a female [[given name]], derived from the Hebrew word עָמָל ("amal"), meaning "toil, labor" [see Ecclesiastes 4; 4 or Job 7;3. Also see Ecclesiastes. 2;18, 2;21, 3; 19 etc., Proverbs 16;26 for the verb form עָמֵל ("amel")] as well as the Germanic wordroot ''amal'', alsowith meaningmeanings "workvigorous, active, activitywork", specifically the woman's name ''Amalberga''.<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Wilson|first=Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Wilson (historian)|title=The Means Of Naming: A Social History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHeOAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA66|year=2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-36836-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Hanks|first1=Patrick|last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate|last3=Hodges|first3=Flavia|title=A Dictionary of First Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC&pg=PT59|year=2006|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-861060-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Gauche|first=Isebell|title=The A to Z of Names (Revised and Expanded Edition): Discover the promise your name holds!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h4npAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT42|year=2012|publisher=Struik Christian Media|isbn=978-1-4153-1626-9}}</ref> Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint [[Amalberga of Maubeuge]]. The origins of the name Amalia have often been associated with those of [[Emilia (given name)|Emilia]] and [[Emily (given name)|Emily]], both of which in fact originate from the [[Roman naming conventions#Nomen|Latin nomen]] [[Aemilia (gens)|Aemilia]], or with [[Amalthea (mythology)|Amalthea]], originatewhich originated from the Greek name "tender goddess". In Greece, the name is celebrated on 10 July in honour of Saint Amalia.
 
Amalia name has several variants, including [[Amelia (given name)|Amelia]] in English, Amélia in Spanish, [[Amélie (given name)|Amélie]] in French, [[Amalie (given name)|Amalie]] in German, andAmálie [[Amalkain (givenCzech, and name)|Amalka]], a diminutive form of the name used in [[Slavic languages]].<ref>{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Beider|first=Alexander|title=Handbook of Ashkenazic Given Names and Their Variants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EEYrAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Avotaynu|isbn=978-1-886223-43-1}}</ref>
 
In Arabic, it comes from the same word as Hebrew, Amal, which also means "work", or from the words Amal/Amel, Amali (أمالي) or Amalia (اماليا), all meaning "hope".{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
 
==Notable people==
* [[Amalia Assur]] (1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist
* [[Amália Bezerédj]] (1804–1837), Hungarian writer
* [[Amalia Bernabé]] (1895–1983), Argentine actress
* [[Amália Bezerédj]] (1804–1837), Hungarian writer
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* [[Amalia Domingo Soler]] (1835–1909), Spanish novelist and feminist
* [[Amalia Eriksson]] (1824–1923), Swedish business person
* [[Amalia Ercoli Finzi]] (born 1937), Italian engineer and professor
* [[Amalia Ferraris]] (1828–1904), Italian dancer
* [[Amalia Fleming]] (1912–1986), Greek activist and politician
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* [[Amalia Fuentes]] (1940–2019), Filipino actress
* [[Amalia García]] (born 1951), Mexican politician
* [[Amalia Ghigoarță]] (born 2007), Romanian artistic gymnast
* [[Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón]] (1898–1986), Mexican Cabinet Minister and feminist
* [[Amalia Guglielminetti]] (1881–1941), Italian poet and writer
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* [[Amalia Holst]] (1758–1829), German writer and feminist
* [[Amalia de Isaura]] (1887–1971), Spanish actress
* [[Amalia Kahana-Carmon]] (born 19261926–2019), Israeli author and literary critic
* [[Amalia Kessler]], American lawyer
* [[Amalia Küssner Coudert]] (1863–1932), American miniaturist
* [[María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat]] (1921–2012), Argentine executive and philanthropist
* [[Amalia Lică]] (born 2009), Romanian rhythmic gymnast
* [[Amalia Lindegren]], (1814–1891), Swedish painter
* [[Amalia Puga de Losada]] (1866–1963), Peruvian writer, poet, novelist and essayist
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* [[Amalia Planck]] (1834–1908), Swedish entrepreneur
* [[Amalia Del Ponte]] (born 1936), Italian artist and designer
* [[Amalia Post]] (1836–1897), American suffragist
* [[Amalia Ramírez]] (1834–1918), Spanish singer
* [[Amalia Riégo]] (1850–1926), Swedish opera singer
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* [[Amalia Soraya]] (born 1984), Indonesian singer
* [[Amália Sterbinszky]] (born 1950), Hungarian handball player
* [[Amalia Streitel]] (1844–1911), German nunreligious sister
* [[Amalia Tătăran]] (born 1994), Romanian fencer
* [[Amalia Ulman]] (born 1989), Argentine artist
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===Nobility and royalty===
* [[Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau]] (1666–1726)
* [[Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1724–1730)|Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1724–1730)]]
* [[Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746–1804)]]
* [[Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798)]]
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* [[Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1818–1857)]]
* [[Amalia Margaretha van Brederode]] (1625–1663)
* [[Maria Amalia Mniszech|Maria Amalia von Brühl]] (1736–1772)
* [[Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]] (1739–1807)
* [[Amalia Catharina]] (1640–1697)
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* [[Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg]] (1582–1635)
* [[Amalia of Neuenahr]] (1539–1602)
* [[Amalia of Oldenburg]] (1818–1875), Queen of Greece (1836–1862)
* [[Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange]] (born 2003)
* [[Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia]] (1723–1787)
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[[Category:Greek feminine given names]]
[[Category:Dutch feminine given names]]
[[Category:Arabic-language feminine given names]]
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