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• amelia
  amelia

  noun

  the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
• Amelia
  Amelia

  noun

  a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

amelia

¹ American  

[uh-mel-ee-uh, ey-mee-lee-uh] / əˈmɛl i ə, eɪˈmi li ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. the congenital absence of one or more limbs.

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Amelia ² American  

[uh-meel-yuh] / əˈmil jə /

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “industrious.”

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amelia British  

/ əˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. pathol the congenital absence of arms or legs

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Etymology

Origin of amelia

First recorded in 1970–75; a- ⁶ + -melia

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Amelia

It was women like Amelia who helped inspire another Cardiff reader to open the city's first bookshop dedicated solely to romance.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Amelia, which had been the second most popular girls' name previously, has dropped down to third, while Noah sits in second for boys.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

"I ended up in a legal battle with his parents," says Amelia, whose real name and that of her late fiance we are not using for legal reasons.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The experience left Amelia feeling like her relationship with Simon "meant nothing", she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But Amelia sent a few of her own.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day