Amelia Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Amelia

Amelia Name Origin: German
Pronunciation: ah-me-lee-ah
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Amelia Name Meaning

Amelia is a beacon of strength, invoking images of American aviator Amelia Earhart and famed feminist Amelia Bloomer. She manages to radiate power despite her soft sound, easily teetering in either direction depending on the little girl she’s bestowed upon.

Amelia has taken the U.S. by storm, brushing off the dust of underuse to roar into the U.S. Top 10 at Number 8 in 2017. She’s a popular choice thanks to her trendy ending matching Sophia, Olivia, and Mia. There’s little doubt that she’ll remain a fixture up there, nestled in with her irresistible charm and familiar feels. Nineties babies may remember the Amelia Bedelia books, detailing the hilarious misunderstandings of the title character, giving this name a comical side as well.

A variant of Amalia, Amelia has a hefty share of nicknames for prospective parents to choose from including Lia, Mila, and Mimi. Meeley is another spunky option, a moniker that Amelia Earhart went by into adulthood.

Amelia will likely remain a go-to choice for many as her soft vowel start paired with M fits in well with favorites like Emily and Emma but is still distinguished enough on her own to stand out. The name ages beautifully, perfect for a little girl and busy professional alike.

Amelia Name Popularity

How popular is the name Amelia? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	163	404	0.1147%
1911	175	383	0.1029%
1912	160	645	0.1279%
1913	159	689	0.1215%
1914	158	889	0.1276%
1915	163	1,095	0.1205%
1916	168	1,132	0.1172%
1917	172	1,138	0.1138%
1918	182	1,101	0.1026%
1919	180	1,067	0.1019%
1920	191	1,014	0.0912%
1921	200	977	0.0853%
1922	199	997	0.0895%
1923	205	932	0.0832%
1924	216	884	0.0761%
1925	217	855	0.0756%
1926	237	712	0.0647%
1927	236	723	0.0653%
1928	227	725	0.0678%
1929	243	621	0.06%
1930	239	631	0.0604%
1931	250	546	0.0553%
1932	243	601	0.0608%
1933	247	566	0.0608%
1934	267	493	0.051%
1935	254	571	0.0588%
1936	256	540	0.0561%
1937	245	616	0.0625%
1938	265	534	0.0522%
1939	287	436	0.0429%
1940	276	481	0.0453%
1941	281	490	0.0435%
1942	297	498	0.0394%
1943	294	513	0.0393%
1944	309	429	0.0346%
1945	312	428	0.0351%
1946	318	511	0.0346%
1947	341	510	0.0306%
1948	330	518	0.0324%
1949	319	550	0.0342%
1950	356	450	0.0279%
1951	345	492	0.029%
1952	351	502	0.0288%
1953	363	503	0.0284%
1954	382	458	0.0251%
1955	385	478	0.026%
1956	396	478	0.0253%
1957	394	497	0.0258%
1958	432	431	0.0228%
1959	423	466	0.0245%
1960	420	489	0.0258%
1961	406	527	0.0279%
1962	431	469	0.0255%
1963	429	469	0.0261%
1964	436	456	0.0259%
1965	428	434	0.0265%
1966	454	391	0.025%
1967	448	403	0.0266%
1968	497	341	0.0227%
1969	453	410	0.0266%
1970	452	443	0.0278%
1971	439	436	0.029%
1972	456	364	0.0267%
1973	435	401	0.0309%
1974	402	467	0.0359%
1975	391	486	0.0378%
1976	392	479	0.0372%
1977	359	570	0.0423%
1978	334	623	0.0463%
1979	332	678	0.0481%
1980	312	742	0.0507%
1981	288	817	0.0556%
1982	294	805	0.0539%
1983	306	718	0.0487%
1984	231	1,077	0.0724%
1985	249	996	0.0656%
1986	252	998	0.0661%
1987	254	978	0.0641%
1988	234	1,106	0.071%
1989	215	1,243	0.077%
1990	193	1,497	0.0903%
1991	193	1,528	0.0937%
1992	211	1,330	0.0833%
1993	220	1,228	0.0788%
1994	224	1,239	0.0807%
1995	233	1,189	0.0789%
1996	222	1,278	0.0854%
1997	228	1,290	0.0872%
1998	214	1,406	0.0939%
1999	219	1,410	0.0942%
2000	207	1,518	0.0994%
2001	199	1,618	0.1074%
2002	138	2,432	0.1623%
2003	111	3,089	0.203%
2004	96	3,350	0.2198%
2005	84	3,907	0.2555%
2006	83	4,061	0.2594%
2007	77	4,193	0.2658%
2008	68	4,346	0.2812%
2009	55	4,695	0.3141%
2010	41	5,455	0.3785%
2011	30	6,368	0.447%
2012	23	7,242	0.5082%
2013	17	8,032	0.5641%
2014	15	8,789	0.6032%
2015	12	9,852	0.6771%
2016	11	10,753	0.7458%
2017	8	11,800	0.8455%
2018	8	12,301	0.8953%
2019	7	12,862	0.9501%
2020	6	12,487	0.981%
2021	4	11,980	0.98%
2022	4	12,333	0.9349%

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Names Like Amelia

If you like Amelia, you’ll love these other names like Amelia.

What names are diminutives of Amelia?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Amelia sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Amelia, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Em	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish
Emmie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal; emerald	Spanish
Emmy	Rival	German
Meelia	Industrious, striving; work; plumeria	Latin
Melia	Plumeria	Polynesian
Millie	Gentle strength	English
Milly	Industrious, striving; work; helper to the priest; rival; laborious; eager; bee; honey; gentle strength; brave strength	Latin

What names are variants of Amelia?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Amelia.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aemelia	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Aimiliona	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalea	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amalee	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amaleta	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalia	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amalie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin

Amalija	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalina	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amaline	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalita	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amaliya	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amaly	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalya	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalyna	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalyne	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amalyta	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amelie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amelina	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Ameline	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Amelita	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Ameliya	Industrious, striving; work	Latin

Amelya	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amelyna	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amelyne	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amelyta	Industrious, striving; work	Latin
Amilia	Amiable	Latin
Amiliya	Amiable	Latin
Amillia	Amiable	Latin
Amilya	Amiable	Latin
Amy	Beloved one	English
Emelie	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelina	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager; entire, universal	Latin
Emeline	Peaceful home	German
Emelita	Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emma	Whole or universal	German
Emmeline	Work	German

Meline	Industrious, striving; work; sweet	Latin

What names sound like Amelia?

If you like how Amelia sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Amelia.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Amala	Hope	Arabic
Amel	Hope	Arabic
Camellia	Helper to the priest	Latin
Delia	From Delos	Greek
Emalia	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelea	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emeli	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emelia	Rival; laborious; eager	Latin
Emilia	To rival	Latin
Emily	To excel	Latin
Jamelia	Beautiful; lovely	Arabic
Mila	Dear and gracious	Slavic

What names are similar to Amelia?

Find a name that’s like Amelia, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Adelaide	Noble one	German
Adeline	Noble one	German

Audrey	Noble strength	English
Eleanor	Of unknown meaning	English
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Harriet	Home ruler	German
Heidi	Noble one	German
Lillian	Lily flower	English
Louise	Famous warrior	German
Madeline	Woman from Magdala	English

Lists With Amelia

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Amelia.

Siblings of Amelia

Mamas with kids named Amelia also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Evelyn	Desired one	English
John	God is gracious	Hebrew
Julia	Youthful and downy	Latin
Eleanor	Of unknown meaning	English
Imogene	Maiden	Irish
Sophia	Wisdom	Greek
Braylon	Combination of Brayden and Waylon	American

Kamryn
Lillian	Lily flower	English
Millie	Gentle strength	English

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60 Comments

Karissa Sep 14 at 5:48 am

I’ve loved this name since I was 8 years old. It’s so classy and timeless. Her nickname is Milly 🙂

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Ana Aug 15 at 3:56 am

Love it!

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Ivette Jun 6 at 1:24 pm

Amelia is a very nice name, I met a girl named Amelia and she is super sweet. My bestie

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Kacey+Villalobos Jun 3 at 8:31 am

We choose it because we really liked the name! My husband actually got it from greys anatomy! It always stuck! Amelia also means hardworking! We thought that would be perfect !

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Hannah May 19 at 10:52 am

It is my sister’s name in Spanish, and my daughter is half-Mexican.

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Lara Feb 13 at 12:00 pm

I love the meaning of the name, industrious and hard-working, and it is a pretty name also which complements the middle name we chose for her.

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Rachael Dec 12 at 10:56 pm

Etymology

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Morgan Jun 15 at 7:30 am

It was a name my husband and I both agreed on. I love her name?

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Stephanie May 11 at 10:59 am

All my life I have been told I would not be able to get pregnant and have kids so it was a shock to find out I was pregnant last year. After seeing the first ultra sound, I knew it was a girl. I told my husband we needed a girls name. He said there is no way I could know but played along anyway. We wanted her middle name to be Jean after my aunt that recently passed away so we just needed a first name to blend well. When I herd Amelia I knew that was it however my husband took a bit more convincing. After some detailed research, Amelia is one of the female names that can be traced back to the Hebrew language. It means ‘Work of God’. That was all it took. He simply replied, ‘She shall be called Amelia Jean.’

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- Amelia Dec 2 at 5:50 pm
  
  I love my name Amelia but just don’t know why I want to change so I don’t know also my name is Amelia but one comment said Amelia Jean omg it just like my middle name but different my middle name is Jane
  
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Roy Mar 23 at 12:58 pm

‘Amal’ isn’t a German word. Most likely Arabic or Hebrew.

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Alexis Mar 3 at 10:19 am

All the girls in my family have an A at the start of their name, so I wanted to keep the tradition alive. I am also half-Mexican. I wanted a name that my grandparents can say in Spanish.
I love the name. My favorite part is the nickname Millie. I like how it has an old time nickname but she doesn’t have to be stuck with I if she doesn’t like that.

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Christina Aug 19 at 7:51 am

We both created a list of names we loved and Amelia was on both of our short lists. We love her name!

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Yaneli Jul 24 at 3:28 am

Fun story. My husband was watching princess diaries for the first time…
Princess Amelia’s name stood out to him because he could say it in the languages he will teach our daughter, French, English and Spanish. The name stuck. As my pregnancy progressed I loved it more thinking about how our daughter would also become familiar with Amelia Earhart and how she was a pioneer in many ways.
I love this quote by her, “The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.” Throughout our daughters life she will face a lot of challenges that will begin with a decision to act. If she can remember this and that she is a daughter of the most high God, she can do anything.

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JULIA Jul 17 at 3:51 am

it came to me in meditation

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Megan Apr 28 at 8:25 am

I chose the name Amelia for my first girl over ten years ago. I love how feminine and elegant it sounds/looks. The only thing I remotely dislike about the name is how popular it has become but I understand why! It is perfect for my baby girl.

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Ali Apr 10 at 8:52 pm

We fell in love with the name and loved the nickname Millie. Then we saw that it means work/striving/perseverance and we knew it was her name because it took us 2.5 years and fertility treatments to get our rainbow girl!

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Megan Mar 6 at 5:58 pm

Amelia is a classic name. Also reminds me of Amelia Earhart.

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Marian Feb 24 at 6:38 pm

I think it was from one of your name videos honestly. I love old fashioned names and I think the name is so beautiful and old fashioned. My husband actually agreed to this name right after she was born and I said my first choice name but it didn’t feel right after seeing and holding her but Amelia just felt right. I actually am a huge believer in the power of prayers and had been praying for her name and Amelia was the last name I put on my favorite list before her birth as well as what I wrote before. So Amelia was a huge yes to me.

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Casey Oct 25 at 12:46 pm

We loved this classic name. We also loved all the options for nicknames available for this name.

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Polina Sep 18 at 10:03 am

It’s a lovely name that sounds good in all 3 languages that we speak in our family.

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Ruth Jul 17 at 12:31 pm

The name Kathleen was what I wanted no matter what. That is my grandmother’s name. We couldn’t decide whether we wanted it first or middle, however. After much deliberation, my fiance says, “How about Amelia?” Amelia Kathleen works well together. Aside from the fact that Amelia was the name of a very strong female in history, I looked up the name and liked it’s meaning. I knew my girl would be a strong, beautiful lady, and it just fit. Looking at her now, I wouldn’t have picked any other name for her.

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Kimberlee Jun 8 at 11:18 pm

It was a name her Daddy and I agreed on. We don’t agree on much so when we did, we went with it. It was a relief to find a name we both loved. We liked that it was a classy and classic name that was versatile with nicknames: Amy, Mia, Millie. I also love the Hebrew meanings: Work of the Lord. Yes!! She is a wonderful creation from my God! And her middle name is Jane: Yahweh is gracious and merciful. YES HE IS!! He gave me a 4 hour long labor and she is my first. Praise Yahweh!!

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Elizabeth May 19 at 10:31 am

I have a classic name and I thought Amelia was a beautiful classic name that could fit any last name, it fits her just right.

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Melina May 15 at 8:11 am

She is the best thing ever.

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Lindsey Mar 20 at 4:55 am

My husband and I always really liked the name!

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Allison Mar 18 at 8:32 pm

I chose the name amelia ..becauss its a nice nsme

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Soumya Dec 28 at 3:52 am

We really wanted a name that has some family ties. My husbands great grandmothers name was Amelia, we really like this name hence decided this is what our daughter is going to be called

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- Amelia Mar 16 at 7:17 pm
  
  hi my name is Amelia and im the age 9
  
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  - Amelia Apr 23 at 2:30 pm
    
    You same I’m called Amelia and I’m 9 years old to LOL
    
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    - Amelia May 14 at 1:54 pm
      
      Amelia squad!!! 🙂 Hello my fellow Amelias
      
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      - Amelia Jul 9 at 8:10 am
        
        Waasup! My sisters from other misters! Being an Amelia means you need to act like one.
        Always be:
        1. Kind
        2. Smart
        3. Cheerful
    - AmeIia May 4 at 3:59 am
      
      Hello fellow Amelia’s, my name is Amelia and i am 9yrs young. I am So super duper sexy. I party all night long. I only make friends with people named. AMELIA!!!
      
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      - Amelia Chinyere Iweha Jul 5 at 2:42 pm
        
        Hi Amelia. I am here- I am your friend now
Alyssa Oct 16 at 4:45 pm

Amelia is a name I’ve loved forever, and then I met my husband and his grandmas name is Amelia. Classic, beautiful, family name. I love that she is smiling at Dylan and I and makes the cutest little sounds.

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Hilary Sep 29 at 11:33 pm

My husband is a true aviation nerd, and we agreed that Amelia Earhart was a fierce female namesake for a strong, intelligent, trailblazing, brave girl!

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Victoria Jun 25 at 5:54 pm

I chose the name Amelia because it means strong and that exactly what my daughter is. The only thing i dislike about her name is most people do not pronounce it correctly.

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Kristyn Jun 19 at 10:50 am

Similar to grandmothers name “Amalie“

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Ashely Jun 18 at 5:45 am

To me it was absolutely beautiful like I knew she would be and it had a way about it that seemed graceful yet also not a common name so she wouldn’t have multiple people with that name in her classes and I also wanted her to have the sam beginning initials as me

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Netsanet Jun 5 at 1:07 pm

Me and My Hubby named our Princess Amelia. I fall in love with the name when I was pregnant with her. And we are very happy to have a very beautiful, determined and sweet baby girl like Amelia.

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Kemuel Walker May 25 at 10:28 am

I chose the name Amelia because it’d been running through her father’s head for a while. Plus it’s unique in the African American community. She’s going to live up to that name in so many ways ?

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Serena May 15 at 8:18 pm

This was one pf my top three names. I wanted to give her a name that was strong. Amelia is a pretty name, as well as a heroic female figure, Amelia Earhart. One day I was shopping and my husband texts me “I think I have a great name for her come home as soon as you can” I had not told him yet about my top three. When I got home his suggestion was Amelia. I knew then that was it, we had both come up with the same name!

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Krystal Apr 15 at 1:13 pm

I Named her Amelia meaning Ray of sunshine. Her middle name is Luna meaning moon. She is my Ray of sunshine moon.

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Rena Mar 30 at 10:00 pm

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Rebecca Feb 14 at 10:44 am

My husband’s grandmother was named Amy and he was very close with her. She died after we were only married a year. When we were discussing girl names we had thought about honoring his grandmother somehow. We chose Amelia because it is close to Amy and we both loved it.

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Carolina Dec 27 at 2:45 pm

Hubby’s and I chose it and the one name we loved

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Stephanie Oct 18 at 9:30 am

I love how versatile it is and its classic

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Kristen Sep 24 at 10:32 am

My husband and I went with nationality’s with names he picked boy names and I picked girl names and narrowed it down to Amelia for our daughter. I heard the name in high school and loved the name then and I still do today with more meaning

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Heather K Sep 7 at 5:06 pm

I loved that it’s old fashioned, and has some excellent people to live up to. It also has awesome nicknames that we could use, should we choose to.

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Allison Aug 11 at 10:23 am

My husband and I were watching an episode of HBO’s “True Detective ” and one of the main character’s names was Amelia. It was the 1st and only name we could agree on. We stuch with it for over 6 months.
I hate that people proniunce it as (ah meel ya) instead of it’s actual phonetic pronunciation as (ah mee lee ah). I correct most people but its gets tiresome. They clearly hear us pronouncing the name and they still say it wrong. Amelia will grow up knowing the correct way to say it.

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- Amelia Dec 6 at 7:05 am
  
  Thank you Allison, I was named after my Great grandmother Amelia, who was from England, and very proper, her nickname was Millie, which I never thought suited her, she was definitely an Amelia. I was given the nickname Amy at birth. I was born in the 60’s and Amy was very popular at the time. I never cared for my given name Ah-meel-ya Had I known how it was supposed to be pronounced I would have liked it so much more. I shall now thanks to you, be proudly pronouncing it correctly. I wish I had known this sooner. Everyone on here choosing the name Amelia for your precious little one, Please pronounce it correctly. This ( Ah mee Lee ah) and your precious Amelia’s will forever be grateful. I have one Aunt who has always pronounced it correctly, I thought she was just putting a nice little twist to my name. LOL
  Thank you, Amelia Jane
  
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Christina Jul 22 at 10:40 am

We named her Amelia after Amelia Earhart
I love her names
She is such a smart loving caring funny little girl

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Amanda Mazdzer Jun 9 at 1:41 am

We named our first daughter Eleanor and thought the 2 names went well together.

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Cristina Apr 15 at 1:13 pm

We actually had the name Amelia picked out way before we got pregnant. The first house we lived in together was on Amelia Circle and it was such a wonderful place to us. My husband even proposed on the porch of that house! We always talked about Amelia being a great girls name and when she was born it felt right. We still LOVE the name and think it fits her adventurous spirit perfectly.

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Katia Apr 13 at 4:08 pm

My daughter is Amelia Elizaveta.

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Bambi Apr 13 at 12:40 pm

Amelia

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- Amelia May 21 at 8:07 pm
  
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- xoliahx Feb 24 at 10:59 am
  
  Beautifull
  
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Bambi Apr 13 at 12:30 pm

We only had a few girl names picked out. We thought we were going to have a boy. At the last minute I went to the library and checked out some baby name books. I went through thousands of girl names. Amelia was one of the few more I added to our girl name list. After baby was born (we didnt find out gender prior to birth), we didnt decide on her name until we had to. It was between Amelia or Abigail. Abigail was what we had planned on the entire time up until and then we changed our mind. Amelia it was. Her name means determined and industrious woman and ambitious. Plus we thought it was cool that an Amelia flew an airplane. Even though she didnt make it, she was definitely a determined lady. Our little Amelia has lived up to her name for sure. She is now almost 3yrs old. Her middle name is after her Grandma (my husbands mom who passed away). Amelia Joy is beautiful and most precious to us!.

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Tina Apr 11 at 3:55 pm

In Hebrew it means “work of the Lord”. We moved overseas as missionaries shortly after she was born; so it was fitting. It was also very uncommon at the time. We paired it with Joy for a middle name to match mine.

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