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Amelia is a feminine given name. Its English form was likely influenced by the names Amalia , derived from the Germanic root amal , with meanings "vigorous, active, work", and Emilia , derived from the name of the Roman Aemilia gens .
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .
Amalia is a female given name, derived from the Germanic root amal, with meanings "vigorous, active, work", specifically the woman's name Amalberga. [1] [2] [3] Its popularity is attributed to the Belgian Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
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.
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]
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Wycliffe's Bible still has Marie, with the modern spelling current from the 16th century, found in the Tyndale Bible (1525), Coverdale Bible (1535) and later translations. The name Mary may have originated from the Egyptian language ; it is likely derivative of the root mr , meaning "love; beloved" [ 1 ] (compare mry.t-ymn , "Merit-Amun", i.e ...