Amelia

Amelia is a variant of Amalia, a name built on the Germanic element amal, meaning work or labour. The element also appears in the name of the Amali, the ruling dynasty of the Ostrogoths. The spelling Amelia was used in Britain from the eighteenth century, when the Hanoverian princess Amelia, daughter of George II, carried it. Henry Fielding gave the name to the heroine of his novel Amelia. The American aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and disappeared over the Pacific while attempting to circle the globe. Although similar in sound, Emilia and Emily come from a separate Latin root.