Amalia is a female given name, 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 and

Emily Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * Emily (1964 song), "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * Emily (Dave Koz son ...

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

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto ...

Notable people

* Amalia Assur (1803–1889), Sweden's first female dentist * Amalia Bernabé (1895–1983), Argentine actress *

Amália Bezerédj Amália Bezerédj (1804–1837) was a Hungarian writer. She founded a school on her husband's estate and wrote for her daughter. This is considered the first significant Hungarian children's book, although it and her other work, a reader A re ...

(1804–1837), Hungarian writer * Amalia Calzavara (born 1966), Italian sprint canoer *

Amalia Carneri Amalia Carneri (also Amalie) is the artist name of Amalie Malka Pollak, born Malka Kanarvogel, (September 12, 1875 – 1942 or later during the Holocaust), a soprano opera and operetta performer based in Vienna, Austria. She performed in sever ...

(1875–1943), Austrian opera singer *

Cora Amalia Castilla Cora Amalia Castilla Madrid (27 January 1961 in Chetumal, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican politician and activist. A member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), she was municipal president of the municipality of Othón P. Blanco from ...

(born 1961), Mexican politician *

Amalia Domingo Soler Amalia Domingo Soler (Seville, 10 November 1835 – Barcelona, 29 April 1909) was a Spanish writer, novelist, and feminist, who also wrote poetry, essays, short stories, as well as an autobiography, ''Memorias de una mujer''. She is known for ...

(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 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 Amalia Hernández Navarro (September 19, 1917 – November 4, 2000) was a Mexican ballet choreographer and founder of the world-renowned Ballet Folklórico de México. Hernández was born to the military officer and politician Lamberto Hernández ...

(1917–2000), Mexican ballet choreographer *

Amalia Holst Amalia Holst (''née'' Amalia von Justi; 10 February 1758 – 6 January 1829) was a German writer, intellectual, and early feminist. Her work examined traditional pedagogy and challenged Enlightenment writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau. She of ...

(1758–1829), German writer and feminist *

Amalia de Isaura Amalia de Isaura (1887–1971) was a Spanish stage and film actress.Goble p.142 Selected filmography * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''Madrid Carnival'' (1941) * ''Accompany Me'' (1966) * ''Love in Flight'' (1967) * ''Pepa Doncel ''Pepa Doncel'' ...

(1887–1971), Spanish actress * Amalia Kahana-Carmon (born 1926), Israeli author and literary critic * Amalia Kessler, American lawyer * Amalia Küssner Coudert (1863–1932), American miniaturist * María Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (1921–2012), Argentine executive and philanthropist * Amalia Lică (born 2009), Romanian rhythmic gymnast *

Amalia Lindegren Amalia Euphrosyne Lindegren (22 May 181427 December 1891) was a Swedish artist and painter. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (1856). Biography Amalia Lindegren was born in Stockholm to Anna Catharina Lindgren (d. 1817), w ...

, (1814–1891), Swedish painter *

Amalia Puga de Losada Amalia Natividad de las Mercedes Puga y Puga, best known as Amalia Puga de Losada (Cajamarca, September 8, 1866 - Lima, September 20, 1963), was a Peruvian writer, poet, novelist, essayist and storyteller. She was included as a member of the "Cír ...

(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 I ...

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 (1923–2001), Mexican actress and singer * Amalia Mesa-Bains (born 1943), American psychologist and author *

Amalia Miranzo Amalia Miranzo Martínez (31 October 1939 – 20 June 2014) was a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. In 1977 she was elected as member of the Senate Constituent Cortes, being the only female Socialist politician to do s ...

(1939–2014), Spanish politician *

Amalia Molina Amalia Molina (Seville, 1881 - Barcelona, July 8, 1956) was a popular Spanish tonadillera and dancer. Raised in Triana, she moved at a young age to Madrid, where she debuted at the age of 17. Her career took her to Latin America and even Broadway ...

(1881–1956), Spanish tonadillera and dancer *

Amalia Pachelbel Amalia Pachelbel (29 October 1688 – 6 December 1723) was a German painter and engraver. She was born in Erfurt and was the oldest daughter of composer Johann Pachelbel. She was named after Amalia Oeheim, Johann's sister-in-law. Accordin ...

(1688–1723), German painter and engraver * Amalia Paoli (1861–1941), Puerto Rican opera singer *

Amalia Pellegrini Amalia Pellegrini (16 June 1873 – 13 September 1958) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * 1873 births 1958 deaths Italian film actresses ...

(1873–1958), Italian actress * Amalia Pérez (born 1977), Mexican powerlifter *

Amalia Pica Amalia Pica (born 1978 in Neuquén, Argentina) is a London-based Argentinian artist who explores metaphor, communication, and civic participation through sculptures, installations, photographs, projections, live performances, and drawings. Early ...

(born 1978), Argentine artist *

Amalia Planck Amalia Planck (1834–1908), was a Swedish entrepreneur.Maria Amalia Gustava Planck, http://www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/AmaliaPlanck, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (artikel av Brita Planck), hämtad 2020-07-12. She was married to the adjunct prof ...

(1834–1908), Swedish entrepreneur *

Amalia Del Ponte Amalia Del Ponte (born 1936) is an Italian artist and designer. Her work has been praised by critics and art historians such as Guido Ballo, Bruno Munari, Gillo Dorfles, Arturo Schwarz, Francesco Tedeschi, Flaminio Gualdoni and Tommaso Trini. Del ...

(born 1936), Italian artist and designer *

Amalia Post Amalia Post (January 30, 1826 – January 28, 1897) was an American suffragist. She had been a leader in the woman suffrage movement for 25 years and was largely instrumental in having the franchise granted women in Wyoming Territory by the 1st W ...

(1836-1897), American suffragist *

Amalia Ramírez María Amalia Ramírez (née de los Dolores de la Aparición de Santiago; 23 May 1834, Lupión, Province of Jaén (Spain), Jaén, Spain – 25 February 1918, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish zarzuela singer. Biography She was born into a well-off ...

(1834–1918), Spanish singer *

Amalia Riégo Amalia Riégo (26 March 1850 – 27 December 1926) was a Swedish soprano opera singer. Amalia Riégo was born Wilhelmina Amalia Riego in Karlskrona, the daughter of circus performing parents. Her father was Swedish circus director and tightrop ...

(1850–1926), Swedish opera singer * Amália Rodrigues (1920–1999), Portuguese singer * Amalia Sánchez Ariño (1839–1969), Argentine actress *

Amalia Sartori Amalia Sartori (born 2 August 1947 in Valdastico) is an Italian politician. Education * Graduate in literature Career * 1971-1985: Teacher * 1985-1990: Member of the Regional Executive of the Veneto with responsibility for roads and transport ...

(born 1947), Italian politician * Amalia Solórzano (1911–2008), former First Lady of Mexico * Amalia Soraya (born 1984), Indonesian singer *

Amália Sterbinszky Amália Sterbinszky (born 29 September 1950) is a former Hungarian handball player who was voted the best female handballer of the twentieth century in Hungary. She competed in two Olympic Games (1976, 1980), winning the bronze medal at the fi ...

(born 1950), Hungarian handball player *

Amalia Streitel Franziska Streitel (born Amalia Streitel, religious name Maria Franziska of the Cross, 24 November 1844 – 6 March 1911) was a German religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church. Streitel founded the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. In 2010 she ...

(1844–1911), German nun *

Amalia Tătăran Amalia Tătăran (born 15 July 1994 in Satu Mare) is a Romanian épée fencing, fencer, team silver medallist at the 2013 European Fencing Championships and team gold medallist at the 2015 European Games. Career Tătăran took up fencing at the ...

(born 1994), Romanian fencer * Amalia Ulman (born 1989), Argentine artist *

Amalia Uys Amalia Uys (born 14 October 1984) is a South African actress. She starred as San-Mari van Graan in the soap opera '' 7de Laan'' from 2006 to 2013. Early life Uys was born in Springbok, Northern Cape. She matriculated at Hoërskool Menlopark i ...

(born 1984), South African actress * Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho (1847–1921), Portuguese writer and poet *

Amalia de la Vega Amalia de la Vega (January 19, 1919 – August 25, 2000) was a Uruguayan singer. Biography She was born Maria Cecilia Martínez Fernández on January 19, 1919, in Melo, Uruguay. She started her career on radio Radio Carve and Radio El Espectado ...

(1919–2000), Uruguayan singer *

Amalia Yoo ''Grand Army'' is an American teen drama streaming television series created by Katie Cappiello that premiered on Netflix on October 16, 2020. It is loosely based on Cappiello's '' Slut: The Play''. In June 2021, the series was canceled after o ...

(born 2002), American actress

Nobility and royalty

* Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau (1666–1726) *

Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1724–1730) Maria Amalia may refer to: * Maria Amalia of Courland (1653–1711), princess of Courland from the Ketteler family * Maria Amalia of Nassau-Dillenburg (1582–1635), royal of the House of Nassau * Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782–1866), Qu ...

Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1746–1804) Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma (Maria Amalia Josepha Johanna Antonia; 26 February 1746 – 18 June 1804) was Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla by marriage to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma. She was born an archduchess of Austria as the dau ...

* Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1780–1798) *

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 wa ...

(1701–1756) *

Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach (born: 9 July 1595; died: 18 November 1651 in Saarbrücken) was a Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken by marriage to William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken, and regent of Nassau-Saarbrücken during the minority of her ...

(1595–1651) *

Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1818–1857) , title = Infanta Maria Amalia of Portugal and Spain , image = Maria Amelia of Borbon-TwoSicilies.jpg , caption = , succession = , spouse = Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain , issue = , house ...

* Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625–1663) * Maria Amalia von Brühl (1736–1772) * Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739–1807) *

Amalia Catharina Amalia Catharina (8 August 1640 – 4 January 1697), Countess of , was a German poet and composer. She was born in Arolsen to Count Philipp Theodor von Waldeck-Eisenberg and the Countess Marie Magdalene of Nassau-Siegen. In 1664, she married George ...

(1640–1697) *

Amalia of Cleves Amalia of Cleves (german: Amalia von Kleve-Jülich-Berg; 17 October 1517, Düsseldorf – 1 March 1586, Düsseldorf), sometimes spelled as Amelia, was a princess of the House of La Marck. The fourth and youngest child of John III, Duke of Cle ...

(1517–1586) * Maria Amalia of Courland (1653–1711) *

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark and Norway (11 April 1649 – 30 October 1704) was the second daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp from 1667 to 1695 as the co ...

(1649–1704) *

Amalia von Dyhrn Baroness Amalia Frederica Wilhelmina von Dyhrn-Czettritz-Neuhaus née Baroness von Rabenau (30 July 1790 in Breslau – 14 June 1866 in Herzogswaldau) was a well-known German multi-millionaire heiress and a philanthropist. Family Baroness Ama ...

(1790–1866) *

Amalia Golitsyna Princess Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin (also known as Amalia Samuilovna Golitsyna or in Russian as Амалия Самуиловна Голицына; 28 August 1748 – 17 April 1806) was a German salonist. She was the daughter of the Prussian Fiel ...

(1748–1806) * Amalia von Hatzfeld (1560–1628) *

Hedvig Amalia Charlotta Klinckowström Hedvig Amalia Charlotta von Klinckowström (4 June 1777 - 21 April 1810) was a Swedish countess, courtier and artist. She is known for her portraits and illustrations in drawings and miniatures on ivory, which are regarded to provide an historical ...

(1777–1810) * Amalia Wilhelmina Königsmarck (1663–1740) *

Amalia de Llano Amalia de Llano (29 April 1822 – 6 July 1874) was a Spanish countess and writer. She was an important figure in the cultural life of Madrid in the 19th century. She was also, by marriage, Countess of Vilches and Viscountess of La Cervanta. B ...

(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 Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden ...

(17th century) *

Józefina Amalia Mniszech Countess Józefina Amalia Mniszech (1752–1798) was a Polish noblewoman, State Lady, Dame of the Order of Saint Catherine, amateur painter, and art collector. Early life By birth a member of the House of Mniszech, she was born as the only chi ...

(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 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 (born 2003) * Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723–1787) * Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1723–1787) *

Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta; 20 March 1830 – 1 May 1872) was a Dutch princess as the first wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, son of king William II of the Netherlands. Life Family She was t ...

(1830–1872) * Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria (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 o ...

(1724–1760) * Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (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 , religio ...

(1757–1831) * Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602–1675) * Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779–1798) * Princess Amalia of Sweden (1805–1853)

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