MeaningA fertile, hard working female who is defender of mankind

OriginGerman, Portuguese, Italian

NicknamesMaya, Lia, Ama, Milia, Emmy

Famous NamesakesAmalia Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress known as the Queen of Fado, Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, Amalia of Solms- Braunfels, Countess, Amalia Freud, mother of Sigmund Freud, Amalia Lindegren, Swedish painter, Amalia Assur, the first female dentist in Sweden, Amalia Garcia, Mexican politician

Celebrity Babiesdaughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince of the Netherlands, and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands

VariationsMaya, Lia, Ama, Milia, Emmy

Alternate SpellingsEmmalyn, Emmaline, Emilee, Emalee