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Amalia

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Amalia ♀ Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal, meaning ‘work’. This was a first element in various names—now more or less obsolete—for which Amal was used as a short form. Amalia is chiefly German and Scandinavian, but is also found occasionally in the English-speaking world. Its popularity was enhanced in Germany in the 18th century by the fame of Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739–1807), a great patron of the arts, whose court attracted Goethe, Schiller, Herder, and many others.

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Amalia

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Amalia ♀ (German) Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal ‘work’.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Amalia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Amalia.html

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Amalia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Amalia.html

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