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{{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]], [[Amelia (given name)|Amelia]], [[Amélie (given name)|Amélie]]
| shortform = Ama
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'''Amalia''' is a female [[given name]], derived from the Germanic wordroot ''amal'', meaningwith meanings "workvigorous, activityactive, work", specifically the woman's name ''Amalberga''.<ref>{{cite book|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|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|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]], which originated from the Greek name "tender goddess". In Greece, the name is celebrated on 10 July in honour of Saint Amalia.
 
Amalia 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, Amálie in Czech, and Amalka, a diminutive form of the name used in [[Slavic languages]].<ref>{{cite book|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>
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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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===Nobility and royalty===
* [[Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau]] (1666–1726)
* [[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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