Amalie

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Amalie is a female given name which is documented as Amalia in Middle High German and which later found widespread use in the 18th century, thanks in particular to Friedrich von Schiller's Die Räuber , and became a fashion name. Amalie is also a family name . Saint Amalberga of Ghent is also called with the short form "Amalia" (see also Amalienkirche (Immelborn) ).

Origin and meaning of the name

Amalie or Amalia is a short form of the Old High German two-part Amal name, e.g. B. Amalberga , Amalfrieda , Amalgunde , Amalgard , Amalhilde , Amalinde , Amalswinta etc. The short form relates accordingly to the first part, the defining word, and is derived from the Gothic ruling family of the Amalers . The name of the ruling dynasty is derived from Old Norse “aml”, which means hard work, hard work, pushing ahead, pushing ahead. The meaning is therefore sometimes also abbreviated as “proficiency” in the literature.

name day

July 8th (depending on the region, July 10th also applies)

Well-known namesake

Amalien from royal houses

chronologically

Amalia

Amalie

variants

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Benno Siebs: Die Personalennamen der Teutons , p. 72. Wiesbaden: M. Sendet, 1970, ISBN 978-3500218502 .