Etymology

amelia

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Today it means: The congenital absence of one or more limbs. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέλος
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amelia · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέλος“limb”
  2. English todayamelia

From a- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

Amelia · proper noun2

  1. Germanic · derived from
  2. English todayAmelia

A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amalą (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).

Words from the same roots

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