, derived from the Germanic word amal meaning "work", and means "industrious" and "fertile". The variant form Amelie is derived from the French equivalent,  Amélie .  Diminutive  forms include  Amy ,  Lia ,  Mia , Millie and Mel. Etymologists believe that the name Amelia/Amalia is unrelated to the  Latin  gens name  Aemilia , which was translated