Amelia, a-MEE-lee-a, a-MEEL-ya, from the Germanic Amalie meaning the hardworking one and from the Italian Amahna meaning one who flatters. Amelia was the 113th most popular girls name in 2003 according to the Social Security Administration. Saint Amelia (or Amalburga) is the patron of arm bruises and arm pain and of Ghent Belgium. She was said to have crossed a lake on a giant sturgeon fish and is often pictured atop one. Famous Amelias pictured above include Amelia Earhart (first woman to fly across the Atlantic) and Amelia Bedelia (character in the popular children's books by Peggy Parish). Amelia is the title of several songs including one by Joni Mitchell. Amelia is also the name of a county in Virginia.
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