Amelia

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Amelia is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is "flatterer, work of the Lord, beloved"^[1] and also "industrious." In Arabic, the similar sounding name Amina means "trustworthy."^[1] Amelia means "industrious" in Latin, English, and German.^[1]

Saint Amelia, who lived from approximately 741 to 772, is the patron saint of farmers, fishermen and those who suffer from pain in the arm or shoulder. Amelia resided as a nun at the women’s Benedictine abbey of Münster-Bilzen, Belgium. In the Belgian town of Temsche, Amelia founded a church that was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.^[1]

POPULARITY

Popularity of the name Amelia in the United States has fluctuated much over the past century. It was within the top 200 names until the 1920s, when popularity began to decline, reaching a nadir of 489 in 1968 before regaining popularity. Amelia has recently broken the top 100, and in 2006 ranked at number 82.^[1]

Amelia is also popular in other countries:

• 11th - as a girl's name in Australia (2006)
• 16th - as a girl's name in England (2006)
• 16th - as a girl's name in Britain (2006)
• 27th - as a girl's name in New Zealand (2003)
• 44th - as a girl's name in Canada (BC) (2005)
• 78th - as a girl's name in Sweden (2006)
• 87th - as a girl's name in Scotland (2005)
• 92nd - as a girl's name in Ireland (2005)
• 195th - as a girl's name in Norway (2006)
• 271st - as a girl's name in Belgium (2005)
• 360th - as a girl's name in Catalonia (2003)^[1]

FACTS

• Amelia Earhart was a famous aviator who disappeared on a 1937 flight between New Guinea and Howland Island. She was nicknamed "Lady Lindy" because she resembled Charles Lindbergh with her slim build and facial features. Earhart became friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, who wished to learn to fly. In 1937, the year she disappeared, Earhart met Orville Wright at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.^[1]

• Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora, born July of 1711, was the second daughter of George II. She was a descendant of William the Conqueror.
  • Amelia County VA was created on 25 March 1735. It was named in honor of Princess Amelia.
  • Amelia Island, off the coast of Florida, is named after Princess Amelia.^[1]

• The historic Landmark Inn, in MI, boasts of having "served the famous and infamous from Amelia Earhart and Abbott and Costello, to Louis Armstrong, and The Rolling Stones."^[1]

• In the history of the Catholic church there have been several saints named Amelia.

NAMESAKES

Towns in the United States named Amelia:

• Amelia, Louisiana
• Amelia, Nebraska
• Amelia, Ohio

World Cities named Amelia:

• Amelia Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
• Ameliasburgh, Ontario, Canada^[1]

Characters named Amelia from movies:

• Amelia Parent Sergeants 3
• Amelia Warren The Terminal
• Amelia Underworld
• Amelia Bones Harry Potter series
• Amelia Donaghy The Bone Collector
• Amelia Tarbell Pollyanna

Characters named Amelia from books:

• Amelia Bedelia Amelia Bedelia Series, Peggy Parish
• Amelia Booth Amelia, Henry Fielding^[1]

Name Days, also called Feast Days or Saint Days:

• July 10th (Poland)
• August 8th (Ukraine)

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Amelia Autin: writer
• Amelia Barr: writer
• Amelia Earhart: Famous Aviator (born July 24, 1897)
• Amelia Janny: writer
• Amelia Long: artist
• Amelia Pelaez: artist
• Amelia Rodrigues: writer
• Amelia Rosselli: writer
• Amelia Van Vleck: writer
• Amelia Vega: Miss Universe, 2003
• Amelia Warner: actress (born June 4, 1982)
• Amelia Yeomans: writer

Celebrity babies named Amelia:

• Amelia Gray, child of Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna
• Amelia, child of Paul Anka

NOTES

OTHER AMELIA'S

Amelia Smith, Amelia Johnson, Amelia Williams, Amelia Jones, Amelia Brown, Amelia Davis, Amelia Miller, Amelia Wilson, Amelia Moore, Amelia Taylor, Amelia Aaron, Amelia Abad, Amelia Abad-phipps, Amelia Abadejos, Amelia Abalos, Amelia Abarquez, Amelia Abbey, Amelia Abbruzzetti, Amelia Abdelnour, Amelia Abela, Amelia Abelha, Amelia Abello, Amelia Abenes, Amelia Aberastury, Amelia Abert, Amelia Abesamis, Amelia Abeyta, Amelia Abeytia, Amelia Abiuso, Amelia Ables, Amelia Aboga, Amelia Abrams, Amelia Ayala, Amelia Balingit, Amelia Ball, Amelia Ballalatak, Amelia Abad-hocson, Amelia Abadesco, Amelia Abarca, Amelia Abascal, Amelia Abasolo, Amelia Abasta, Amelia Abat, Amelia Abate, Amelia Abbate, Amelia Abbott, Amelia Abbruzzese, Amelia Abby, Amelia Abdul, Amelia Abdul-malek, More results

Author: JL Perry