Amelia is a female given name. It is an English-language variant of Amalia, derived from the Hebrew word amal meaning 'work', and connoting industriousness and fertility. Diminutive forms include Amy, Emma, Milly and Mel. The name also exists in Spanish and other languages, such as Romanian. Etymologists believe that the name Amelia is unrelated to the Latin nomen , from which originates the English birth name Emily. Popularity In 2013 it was the eighth most popular name for girls in Australia. Notable people Amalberga of Maubeuge (died 690), Saint Amelia, early medieval saint Princess Amelia of Great Britain (1711–1786) Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (1783–1810) Amelia Beauclerc (born 1790), British Gothic novelist Amelia Adamo (born 1947), Swedish magazine founder and editor Amelia Andersdotter (born 1987), Swedish politician Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831–1911), English novelist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894), American feminist, started the newspaper The Lily, popularized bloomers Amelia Bullmore (born 1964), English actress Amelia R. Coats (1877–1967), American printmaker Amelia Crowley (fl. 1995-), Irish actress Amelia Dimoldenberg (born 1994), English journalist and comedian Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver, 1970), English actress Amelia Earhart (1897–1937), American aviator and feminist Amelia Robles Ávila, known as Amelio Robles Ávila, colonel during the Mexican Revolution Amelia Rose Earhart (born 1983), American pilot and news anchor Amelia Elizabeth Roe Gordon (1852-1932), British-born Canadian social reformer Amelia Heinle Luckinbill (born 1973), American actress Amelia Kemp, English footballer Amelia Lily (born 1994), English singer Amelia Okoli (1941–2017), Nigerian high jumper Amelia Perrier (1841–1875), Irish novelist and travel writer Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911–2015), American activist and civil rights leader Amelia M. Starkweather (1840–1926), American educator and author Amelia Vega (born 1984), Miss Universe 2003, from the Dominican Republic Amelia Warner (born 1982), English actress Amelia B. Coppuck Welby (1819–1852), American poet Lady Amelia Windsor (born 1995), English model Fictional characters Title character in Henry Fielding's novel Amelia (novel) Title character in Amelia's notebooks, a series of books by Marissa Moss Naughty Amelia Jane, doll antiheroine of a children's book series by Enid Blyton Amelia (Underworld), the only female Vampire Elder in the Underworld film series Amelia Bedelia, title character in books by Peggy Parish Amelia Bones in the Harry Potter series Amelia Bonetti, character portrayed by Giulietta Masina in the 1986 film Ginger and Fred by Federico Fellini Amelia Brand in the 2014 film Interstellar, played by Anne Hathaway Amelia Gabble, an English goose in the