Amelia at a glance
- Meaning
- “work”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
- uh-MEE-lee-uh
- Nicknames
- Millie, Amy, Mia
- Other forms
- Amalia, Amélie, Emilia
Where the name Amelia comes from
Amelia probably comes from the old Germanic word amal, meaning “work”, through the name Amalia, but it has also been mixed up with the Latin name Emilia. It arrived in Britain with the German royal family in the 18th century, and King George III named his youngest daughter Amelia. It has been one of the most popular girls’ names in England since the 2010s.
Famous people named Amelia
- Amelia Earhart (aviator)