Emelia

  • [ i-MEE-lee-ə, i-MEEL-yə ]
  • English
Variant of AMELIA.

AMELIA   female   English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century - it was borne by daughters of George II and George III. Another famous bearer was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean.
AMALIA   female   Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".
EMILIA   female   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMIL   male   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Amalia, Amelia, Amelina
CROATIAN: Amalija
CZECH: Amálie
DUTCH: Amalia, Amelia
ENGLISH: Amelia, Amilia, Emmaline, Emmalyn, Emmeline
FRENCH: Amélie, Émeline
GERMAN: Amalia, Amalie, Amelia, Amelie
HUNGARIAN: Amália
ITALIAN: Amalia, Amelia
LITHUANIAN: Amalija
POLISH: Amelia
PORTUGUESE: Amália, Amélia
ROMANIAN: Amalia
SLOVAK: Amália
SLOVENE: Amalija
SPANISH: Amalia, Amelia, Emelina
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Millie, Milly
FRENCH: Line