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The name has been popular in the Anglosphere and throughout Europe in the 21st century, as well as in other countries. [2] Its increase in popularity has been attributed to an elegant image and associations with American aviator Amelia Earhart, as well as a similarity in sound to previously popular names such as Amanda, Amy, and Emily, and to having the fashionable ia ending of other popular ...
Amélie is a French feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Germanic name Amalia. [ 1 ] The variant form Amelie is used outside the Francophone world, sometimes by French people.
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. [4]
Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic. Notable people with the name include: Amalie Andersen (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player; Amalie Andersen (actress) (1861–1924), Norwegian actress
French statesman Charles de Gaulle's surname may not be a traditional French name with a toponymic particule, but a Flemish Dutch name that evolved from a form of De Walle meaning "the wall". In the case of nobility, titles are mostly of the form [title] [ particle ] [name of the land]: for instance, Louis, duc d'Orléans ("Louis, duke of ...
Amy is an English feminine given name, the English version of the French Aimée, which means beloved. It was used as a diminutive of the Latin name Amata, a name derived from the passive participle of amare, “to love”. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the Middle Ages. [2]
As of 2010, records indicate that more than 13,500 girls in the United States have been named Emilia since 1880, with numbers increasing markedly from the year 2000. [2] In 2022, it was the 46th most popular name given to girls in Canada.
a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche