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Amalia

American  
[uh-meyl-yuh, am-uh-lee-uh] / əˈmeɪl yə, ˌæm əˈli ə /

noun

  1. a first name.


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Amalia Holguin scored 26 points, including a pair of free throws which gave Sage Hill a three-point lead in the closing seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Krupenye and co-author Amalia Bastos, a former Johns Hopkins postdoctoral fellow who is now a lecturer at Scotland's University of St. Andrews, set out to examine pretend play under controlled conditions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

“There were beautiful homes here, people would walk with their dogs in the morning when I would get here,” said Amalia Atayde, recalling as she gazed at the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

"According to my grandmother, this is the worst, the worst in her life," Amalia said.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Enrique pries open the back door to the house where his uncle Carlos Orlando Turcios Ramos and aunt Rosa Amalia live.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario