Amalia (given name)
For other uses, see Amalia (disambiguation).
| Amalia | |
|---|---|
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Amália Rodrigues, a Portuguese singer and cultural icon, 1964. | |
| Pronunciation | /əˈmɑːliə/ |
| Gender | Feminine |
| Name day | 10 July (Greece) |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) |
1. Arabic 2. Germanic, ultimately Hebrew 3. Greek |
| Derivation |
1. amal (أمل)[1] 2. amal (עָמָל)[2] 3. aimilos (αιμυλος);[3] amalè (αμαλη) |
| Meaning |
1. "hope" 2. "labour" 3. "cunning"; "gentle" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Amalie, Amalka, Amelia, Amélie |
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Amalia is a female given name of several origins. It is a cross-cultural name found all over the world.
In Arabic, the name can mean "awaited" or "hoped for". Though not traditionally an Islamic name, it has grown in popularity among the Arab diaspora in European cities like Paris.
In Germanic countries, where the name appeared in the early middle ages as a feminine variant of the name Amal, the name connotes industriousness and fertility. It was used quite frequently among European royalty during the Modern era. As the name is ultimately derived from Hebrew, it was also popular among early Zionist pioneers. Furthermore, the name is generally attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.
In Greece, the name is celebrated on the 10th of July in honour of Saint Amalia.
The name has many variants, including Amelia in English, Amélie in French, Amalie in German, and Amalka, a diminutive form of the name used in Slavic languages.
The origins of the name Amalia have often been erroneously associated with those of Emilia and Emily, both of which in fact originate from the Latin nomen Aemilia.
People
- Amalia Abad Casasempere (1897–1936), martyr of the Spanish Civil War
- Amalia Aguilar (born 1924), Mexican actress
- Amalia Amaki (born 1959), American artist and art historian
- Amalia Assur (1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist
- Amalia Bakas (1897–1979), Greek singer
- Amalia Bernabé (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 (1824–1923), Swedish business person
- Amalia Ferraris (1828–1904), Italian dancer
- Amalia Fleming (1912–1986), Greek activist and politician
- Amalia Freud (1835–1930), mother of Sigmund
- Amalia Fuentes (born 1940), Filipino actress
- Amalia García (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 (born 1926), Israeli author and literary critic
- Amalia Küssner Coudert (1863–1932), American miniaturist
- María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (1921–2012), Argentine executive and philanthropist
- Amalia Lindegren, (1814–1891), Swedish painter
- Amalia Matamoros (born 1989), winner of Miss World Costa Rica in 2008
- Amalberga of Maubeuge (died c. 690), Lotharingian saint (modern-day Belgium)
- Amalia Mendoza (1923–2001), Mexican actress and singer
- Amalia Mesa-Bains (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 (1861–1941), Puerto Rican opera singer
- Amalia Pellegrini (1873–1958), Italian actress
- Amalia Pica (born 1978), Argentine artist
- Amalia Del Ponte (born 1936), Italian artist and designer
- Amalia Ramírez (1834–1918), Spanish singer
- Amalia Riégo (1850–1926), Swedish opera singer
- Amália Rodrigues (1920–1999), Portuguese singer
- Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1839–1969), Argentine actress
- Amalia Sartori (born 1947), Italian politician
- Amalia Solórzano (1911–2008), former First Lady of Mexico
- Amalia Soraya (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 (born 1989), Argentine artist
- Amalia Uys (born 1984), South African actress
- Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (1847–1921), Portuguese writer and poet
- Amalia de la Vega (1919–2000), Uruguayan singer
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)
- Maria Amalia of Austria (1701–1756)
- Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach (1595–1651)
- Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1818–1857)
- Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625–1663)
- Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739–1807)
- Amalia Catharina (1640–1697)
- Amalia of Cleves (1517–1586)
- Maria Amalia of Courland (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 (1663–1740)
- Amalia de Llano (1822–1874)
- Princess Amalia of Luxembourg (born 2014)
- Sophia Amalia Marschalk
- Józefina Amalia Mniszech (1752–1798)
- Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1818–1857)
- Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710– 1777)
- Charlotte Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1680–1738)
- Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1582–1635)
- Amalia of Neuenahr (1539–1602)
- Amalia of Oldenburg (1818–1875)
- Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003)
- Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723–1787)
- Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1723–1787)
- Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830–1872)
- Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria (1436–1501)
- Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724–1760)
- Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1803–1829)
- Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (1757–1831)
- Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602–1675)
- Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779–1798)
- Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805–1853)
See also
References
- ↑ de Lomas, Pascale; Amadieu, Jean-François (2012). Prénoms : l'encyclopédie de tous les prénoms. Paris: Flammarion. p. s.v. ISBN 9782081254381.
- ↑ Matagne, Fanny (2013). Le grand dico des prénoms. Saint-Victor-d’Epine: IDEO. ISBN 9782352888147.
- ↑ Barbé, Jean-Maurice (1995). Nouveau dictionnaire des prénoms. Rennes: Éditions Ouest-France. ISBN 9782737318443.
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