Amalie (given name)

Amalie
Pronunciation/amaːljə/
GenderFemale
Language(s)German, North Germanic languages Scandinavian
Origin
Meaning"Work"
Other names
See alsoAmalia, Amelia, Amélie
Photograph of Amalie Skram
Amalie Skram

Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Cristiane Luise Amalie Becker (1778–1797), German actress
  • Amalie Benjamin (born 1982), American sportswriter
  • Amalie Sara Colquhoun (1894–1974), Australian landscape and portrait painter
  • Amalie Dietrich (1821–1891), German naturalist
  • Amalie Grøn Hansen (born 1996), Danish handballer
  • Amalie Hofer (1820–1872), German revolutionary
  • Amalie Kass (1928–2019), American historian
  • Amalie Konsa (1873–1949), Estonian actress
  • Amalie Malling (born 1948), Danish classical pianist
  • Amalie Nacken (1855–1940 Munich), German philanthropist
  • Amalie "Emmy" Noether (1882–1935), German mathematician
  • Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (1738–1793), Danish actress
  • Amalie Schoppe (1791–1858), German writer
  • Klara Amalie Skoglund (1891–1978), Norwegian politician
  • Amalie Skram (1846–1905), Norwegian author and feminist
  • Amalie Wichmann (born 1995), Danish handball player
  • Amalie Winter (1803–1879), German writer

Nobility and royalty

See also

  • Amalie (disambiguation)
  • Amélie (given name)
  • Amalia (given name)
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