The first name Amélia

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About the first name Amélia

Meaning

The name Amélia is related to Amélie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Amélia belongs to the same name family as Amélie. The name Amélie comes from Germanic names of the Amalia family and became an independent French given name.

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In archival records, Amélia may coexist with Amélie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:amé-liaamelj.a

Frequency of the first name Amélia by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Amélia by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AméliaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Amélia in baptisms by year.5037251201805184618871928196920101805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 3 baptisms1815–1819 6 baptisms1820–1824 15 baptisms1825–1829 3 baptisms1830–1834 6 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 12 baptisms1845–1849 9 baptisms1850–1854 21 baptisms1855–1859 18 baptisms1860–1864 27 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 24 baptisms1875–1879 21 baptisms1880–1884 9 baptisms1885–1889 18 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1980–1984 3 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 9 baptisms2005–2009 9 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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