Amalia is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from the Germanic word ''amal'', meaning "work, activity", specifically the woman's name ''Amalberga''. Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint

Amalberga of Maubeuge Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge (also Amalia, or Amelia of Lobbes or Binche) was a Merovingian nun and saint who lived in the 7th century. Narrative Amalberga's father was Saint Geremarus. She was born in Brabant. She is said to have been the n ...

. The origins of the name Amalia have often been associated with those of

Emilia Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...

and Emily, both of which in fact originate from the Latin nomen Aemilia, or with 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 in English, Amélia in Spanish,

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume L ...

in French, Amalie in German, Amálie in Czech, and Amalka, a diminutive form of the name used in

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Notable people

Amalia Assur Amalia Assur (June 8, 1803 – 1889) was the first female dentist in Sweden. Amalia Assur was born in Stockholm as the daughter of the Jewish dentist Joel Assur (1753–1837), the Dentist of the Royal Family, who has been referred to as one of the ...

(1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist *

Amalia Bernabé Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Pellettieri p.80 She appeared in around fifty films during her screen career which stretched from the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema to the 1980s. Selected filmography * ''The ...

(1895–1983), Argentine actress * Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837), Hungarian writer * Amalia Calzavara (born 1966), Italian sprint canoer * Amalia Carneri (1875–1943), Austrian opera singer * Cora Amalia Castilla (born 1961), Mexican politician * Amalia Domingo Soler (1835–1909), Spanish novelist and feminist *

Amalia Eriksson Amalia Elisabeth Eriksson, née Lundström (25 November 1824 – 19 January 1923), was a Swedish businesswoman, known as the inventor of the '' Polkagris'', a type of candy stick known to have inspired the candy cane, which she invented in Gränna ...

(1824–1923), Swedish business person * Amalia Ferraris (1828–1904), Italian dancer *

Amalia Fleming Amalia, Lady Fleming, (née Koutsouri-Vourekas; el, Αμαλία Κουτσούρη-Φλέμινγκ; 28 June 1912 – 26 February 1986) was a Greek physician, bacteriologist, human rights activist and politician. Early life and education Flemi ...

(1912–1986), Greek activist and politician * Amalia Freud (1835–1930), mother of

Sigmund In Norse mythology, Sigmund ( non, Sigmundr , ang, Sigemund) is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga. He and his sister, Signý, are the children of Völsung and his wife Hljod. Sigmund is best known as the father of Sigurð the d ...

Amalia Fuentes Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) * Princess Amalia (disambiguation), several princesses with this name Films and television series * ''Amalia'' (1914 film), the first ...

(1940–2019), Filipino actress *

Amalia García Amalia Dolores García Medina (born October 6, 1951) is a Mexican politician and a former governor of Zacatecas. Early life García was born into a political family. When she was five, her father Francisco Garcia Estrada was elected govern ...

(born 1951), Mexican politician * Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón (1898–1986), Mexican Cabinet Minister and feminist * Amalia Guglielminetti (1881–1941), Italian poet and writer * Amalia von Helvig (1776–1831), German-Swedish artist, writer and socialite * Amalia Hernández (1917–2000), Mexican ballet choreographer * Amalia Holst (1758–1829), German writer and feminist * Amalia de Isaura (1887–1971), Spanish actress *

Amalia Kahana-Carmon Amalia Kahana-Carmon () was an Israeli author and literary critic. She was awarded the Israel Prize for literature in 2000. Biography Amalia Kahana-Carmon was born in Kibbutz Ein Harod on October 18, 1926. She moved to Tel Aviv as a child and stu ...

(born 1926), Israeli author and literary critic * Amalia Kessler, American lawyer *

Amalia Küssner Coudert Amalia Küssner Coudert (March 26, 1863 – May 1932) was an American artist from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her portrait miniatures of prominent American and European figures of the late 19th and early 20th century. Subjects f ...

(1863–1932), American miniaturist *

María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (August 15, 1921 – February 18, 2012) was an Argentine executive and philanthropist. Life and times María Amalia Sara Lacroze Reyes de Fortabat Pourtal was born in 1921 to Amalia Reyes and Daniel Lacro ...

(1921–2012), Argentine executive and philanthropist *

Amalia Lică Amalia Maria Lică (born 11 May 2009) is a Romanian rhythmic gymnast. She became the first junior European Champion for Romania winning gold with club in 2022. Career Amalia made her international debut in 2021 when she participated in the Iri ...

(born 2009), Romanian rhythmic gymnast * Amalia Lindegren, (1814–1891), Swedish painter * Amalia Puga de Losada (1866–1963), Peruvian writer, poet, novelist and essayist * Amalia Matamoros (born 1989), winner of

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

Costa Rica in 2008 *

(died c. 690),

Lotharingia Lotharingia ( la, regnum Lotharii regnum Lothariense Lotharingia; french: Lotharingie; german: Reich des Lothar Lotharingien Mittelreich; nl, Lotharingen) was a short-lived medieval successor kingdom of the Carolingian Empire. As a more durable ...

n saint (modern-day Belgium) *

Amalia Mendoza Amalia Mendoza García (10 July 1923 – 11 June 2001), nicknamed ''La Tariácuri'', was a Mexican singer and actress. "Échame a mi la culpa" and "Amarga navidad" were some of her greatest hits. her best friend since youth was Martha De Mirand ...

(1923–2001), Mexican actress and singer *

Amalia Mesa-Bains Amalia Mesa-Bains (born July 10, 1943),Telgen, page 272-273 is a Chicana curator, author, visual artist, and educator. She is best known for her large-scale installations that reference home altars and '' ofrendas''. Her work engages in a concept ...

(born 1943), American psychologist and author * Amalia Miranzo (1939–2014), Spanish politician * Amalia Molina (1881–1956), Spanish tonadillera and dancer * Amalia Pachelbel (1688–1723), German painter and engraver *

Amalia Paoli Amalia Paoli y Marcano ( 1861–1941) was a notable Puerto Rican soprano. She was the sister of tenor Antonio Paoli and of Olivia Paoli, a suffragist and activist who fought for the rights of women. First years Amalia Paoli was born in Ponce, Pu ...

(1861–1941), Puerto Rican opera singer * Amalia Pellegrini (1873–1958), Italian actress *

Amalia Pérez Amalia Pérez Vázquez (born 10 July 1973) is a Mexican powerlifter in the - bracket. She has four times been a Paralympic champion and is the only powerlifter in the world to have Paralympic champion in three divisions. Pérez has been a me ...

(born 1977), Mexican powerlifter * Amalia Pica (born 1978), Argentine artist * 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 *

Amália Rodrigues Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE, GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues () or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese '' fadista'' (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen ...

(1920–1999), Portuguese singer *

Amalia Sánchez Ariño Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1883–1969) was a Spanish-born Argentine stage and film actress.Richard p.275 She appeared in more than fifty films during her career. Selected filmography * '' The Wicked Carabel'' (1935) * ''Blood Wedding ''Bloo ...

(1839–1969), Argentine actress * Amalia Sartori (born 1947), Italian politician *

Amalia Solórzano Amalia Alejandra Solórzano Bravo (July 10, 1911 – December 12, 2008) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. She was the wife of president Lázaro Cárdenas, the mother of the thrice ex-presidential candidate and former Head of Gove ...

(1911–2008), former First Lady of Mexico *

Amalia Soraya Amalia Soraya (also known as Lia or Lia AFI) is an Indonesian former singer. Soraya had an interest in singing, dancing and other creative activities from childhood. She was trained by an uncle and occasionally invited to sing onstage with his ...

(born 1984), Indonesian singer * Amália Sterbinszky (born 1950), Hungarian handball player * Amalia Streitel (1844–1911), German nun * Amalia Tătăran (born 1994), Romanian fencer *

Amalia Ulman Amalia Ulman (born 1989) is an Argentinian artist and film director based in New York City whose practice includes performance, installation, video and net-art works. Her work deals with issues of class, gender, sexuality, and middlebrow aes ...

(born 1989), Argentine artist * Amalia Uys (born 1984), South African actress *

Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (1 February 1847 – 24 March 1921) was a Portuguese writer and poet. She was the first woman to join the Portuguese Academy of Sciences (''Academia das Ciências de Lisboa''). Life The daughter of José Vaz de Ca ...

(1847–1921), Portuguese writer and poet * Amalia de la Vega (1919–2000), Uruguayan singer * Amalia Yoo (born 2002), American actress

Nobility and royalty

Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau Henriëtte Amalia Maria von Anhalt-Dessau (Kleve, 16 August 1666 – Dietz an der Lahn, 18 April 1726) was a Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz. She was the daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Henriëtte Catharina of Nassau a ...

(1666–1726) * Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1724–1730) * Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746–1804) *

Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798) Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (''Maria Amalia Josephe Johanna Katharina Theresia''; 15 October 1780 - 25 December 1798) was an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Biography Maria Amalia was a daughter of Emperor Leopold II (1747–1792) and ...

Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress Maria Amalia of Austria (Maria Amalie Josefa Anna; 22 October 1701 – 11 December 1756) was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Germans, Queen of Bohemia, Electress and Duchess of Bavaria etc. as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII. By birth, she was ...

(1701–1756) * Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach (1595–1651) * Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1818–1857) *

Amalia Margaretha van Brederode Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625–1663), was a Dutch salon holder and member of the Van Brederode noble family. She has been referred to as the first female to have played an autonomous and leading role in the high society of the Netherla ...

(1625–1663) * Maria Amalia von Brühl (1736–1772) *

Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (24 October 173910 April 1807), was a German princess and composer. She became the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, by marriage, and was also regent of the states of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach from 1758 to ...

(1739–1807) * Amalia Catharina (1640–1697) * Amalia of Cleves (1517–1586) *

Maria Amalia of Courland Princess Maria Anna Amalia of Courland (12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel through her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was the child of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Mar ...

(1653–1711) * Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649–1704) * Amalia von Dyhrn (1790–1866) * Amalia Golitsyna (1748–1806) * Amalia von Hatzfeld (1560–1628) * Hedvig Amalia Charlotta Klinckowström (1777–1810) *

Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) *Princess Amalia (disambiguation), several princesses with this name Films and television series * ''Amalia'' (1914 film), the first ...

(1663–1740) * Amalia de Llano (1822–1874) *

Sophia Amalia Marschalk Sophia Amalia Marschalk, also called Anna Marschalk, was a Danish noble and courtier. She was the favorite of the queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. Marschalk became the maid of honor to Ulrika Eleonora in 1678, and followed her to Swede ...

(17th century) * Józefina Amalia Mniszech (1752–1798) *

Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily french: link=no, Marie-Amélie Thérèse de Bourbon-Siciles , house = Bourbon-Two Sicilies , father = Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies , mother = Maria Carolina of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Caserta Palace, Naples , ...

(1818–1857) *

Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (Anna Charlotte Amalie; – 18 September 1777) was the wife of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, and mother of Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of Baden. Life Anna Charlotte Amalia was the ...

(1710–1777) *

Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1680 in Dillenburg – 1738) was a German regent; regent of Nassau-Usingen from 1718-1732. She was a daughter of Prince Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dorothea Elisabeth, a daughter of George III of Brieg ...

(1680–1738) *

Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg Maria Amalia (or Amalie), born countess of Nassau-Dillenburg (27 August 1582 – 31 October 1635) was countess of Solms-Greifenstein. In 1600 she married William I, Count of Solms-Braunfels (1570-1635), and their descendants ruled the region ...

(1582–1635) * Amalia of Neuenahr (1539–1602) *

Amalia of Oldenburg Amalia of Oldenburg (; 21 December 181820 May 1875) was a Bavarian princess who became Queen of Greece from 1836 to 1862 as the wife of King Otto Friedrich Ludwig. She was loved widely by the Greeks due to her patriotic love for the country ...

(1818–1875), Queen of Greece (1836 -1862) *

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003) is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, the Net ...

(born 2003) *

Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia Princess Anna ''Amalia'' of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg. She was a princess of Prussia as the daughter of Frederick William I of ...

(1723–1787) *

Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg Princess Anna ''Amalia'' of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg. She was a princess of Prussia as the daughter of Frederick William I o ...

(1723–1787) * Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830–1872) *

Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria Amalia of Saxony (4 April 1436 – 19 November 1501) was a princess of Saxony and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut. Life Amalia was born in Meissen. She was the oldest of the children of the elector Frederick II of Saxony (1412–1464) ...

(1436–1501) *

Maria Amalia of Saxony es, María Amalia Cristina Francisca Javiera Flora Walburga , spouse = Charles III of Spain , issue = , issue-link = #Issue , house = Wettin , father = Augustus III of Poland , mother = Maria Josepha of ...

(1724–1760) *

Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (Maria Josepha Amalia Beatrix Xaveria Vincentia Aloysia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Anna Apollonia Johanna Nepomucena Walburga Theresia Ambrosia; 6 December 1803 – 18 May 1829) was Queen of Spain as t ...

(1803–1829) *

Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony , house = Wettin , father = Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony , mother = Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria , birth_date = , birth_place = Dresden , death_date = , death_place = Neuburg an der Donau , religion ...

(1757–1831) *

Amalia of Solms-Braunfels Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) * Princess Amalia (disambiguation), several princesses with this name Films and television series * ''Amalia'' (1914 film), the first ...

(1602–1675) *

Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779–1798) María Amalia, Infanta of Spain (9 January 1779 in Madrid – 22 July 1798 in Madrid), was a Spanish princess. She was a daughter of King Charles IV of Spain, in 1795, she married her uncle Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain. Early life Born at t ...

Princess Amalia of Sweden Princess Amalia of Sweden (Amalia Maria Charlotta; 22 February 180531 August 1853) was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Frederica of Baden. Life Amalia was born in Stockholm and raised under the supervision of t ...

(1805–1853)

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