Y!A Favorite Baby Girl Name Of The Month.

Amelia
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: AH-MEE-LEE-AH
Meaning: 'Industrious, Striving' & 'Work'
Origin: Latin & Old German

Amelia is Y!A's favourite baby girl name of the month. Amelia is a female name meaning 'Industrious, striving' and 'Work' these meanings are invaluble to the name. Amelia is of Old German and Latin origin which gives it history from two different areas and also makes the name rich and full. Amelia is a blend of two medieval names; the Latin name Emilia and Old German name Amalia. A 18th Century, Princess Amelia brought the name to England. The author Henry Fielding may also have spread the name Amelia by his novel 'Amelia' (1751). People may like the name Amelia just for it's sound or may wish to honor someone in the past by using the name Amelia, in whatever way it is used Amelia is commonly looked upon to be an old fashioned name to have a lot of history behind it. Amelia is a very common name for women in the US ranking #331 out of 4276. Amelia, in 1880 was close to the top in the top 1000, but downfalled between 1890 and 1970 but between 1970 and 1991 increased and has since remained rather even throughout the years.

Other Variants of Amelia:

• Ameliah
• Aemelia
• Amilia
• Amiliya

Similar names to the name Amelia:

• Amiliona
• Amalea
• Amalee
• Amaleta
• Amalija
• Amalina
• Amaline
• Amalita
• Amaliya
• Amalya
• Amalyna
• Amalyne
• Amelie
• Amy
• Delia
• Emeline
• Malia
• Milly
• Jamilia

Nicknames for Amelia:

• Ammy
• Milly
• Melia
• Me
• Lia
• Mel

Middle names that go well with Amelia:

• Amelia Rose
• Amelia Grace
• Amelia Elizabeth
• Amelia Camille

Overall the name Amelia has no importance to me and I don't really care for it but however Amelia is a classy, aged name but still ages well. I don't hate Amelia but I don't love it I give the name Amelia a five out of ten.