Amelia

Amelia  [uh-mel-ee-uh] is a female given name. It is a form of Amalia, which comes from the Germanic word amal, meaning "work". The name also means "industrious" and "fertile".For 2021, the number of births with name Amelia is 12952, which represents 0.728 percent of total female births in 2021. The form Amelie comes from the French equivalent Amélie. Related names are Amy and Millie.

There are many princesses and celebrities named Amelia. One is Amelia Earhart. Another is Minnie Driver, who was born as Amelia Fiona J. Driver.

In 1978, Tropical Storm Amelia caused a flooding disaster across Texas and killed thirty-three people.

People
 Princess Amelia of Great Britain (1711–1786)
 Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783–1810)
 Amelia Bullmore (born 1964), English actress
 Amelia Pisarsky, famous Taekwando champion

Places
 Amelia, Umbria, a town in Italy
 Amelia, Louisiana, a census-designated place in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States
 Amelia, Nebraska, an unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska, United States
 Amelia, Ohio, a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States
 Amelia, West Virginia
 Amelia City, Florida, a town in Nassau County, Florida, United States
 Amelia Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, a hamlet in the St. Barbe District, near Griguet
 Amelia County, Virginia, United States
 Amelia Courthouse, Virginia, a village in Amelia County near Richmond
 Amelia Island, the southernmost of the Sea Islands, near Florida

Media
 Amelia (film), a 2009 film based on the life of Amelia Earhart
 Amelia Bedelia, a series of US children's books
 Amelia Carlota, a main character in the Disney Channel animated series North Woods

Other
 Amelia (typeface)

References

Category:Given names