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[Facts] Re: Pronouncation of Amelia?
Origin:
[Germanic] Meaning:
Work; effort; strain
Origin:
[Hebrew] Meaning:
Work of the Lord
Pronunciation:
(ah MEE lee ah); (ah MEEL yah)

fem. proper name, of Gmc. origin, lit. "laborious" (cf. O.N. ama "to trouble"), later assimilated with Roman gens name Aemiliathink before you think

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