What era?

[Yeddi]

The name Amelia has been around a long time. Since the hight of Rome actually and its popularity goes in cycles. It's quite common in Spain because of its Latin roots. First English use in common literature was in Vanity Fair I think.

[Tinks]

Amelia is an age old name. I think any classic name would go with it.

This is what I've found on Amelia.

Amelia is actually derived from two names: "Emilia," a Latin name meaning "rival," and "Amalia," a Germanic name meaning "work" or "labor." Henry Fielding popularized this name with his novel "Amelia" in 1751. More recently, the name took center stage in the "Amelia Bedelia" children's book series.

It was also the name of several British princesses in the 18th century - Princess Amelia Sophia was the daughter of George II, and the youngest of George III's fifteen children was named Amelia.

"Amelia" is also the term for a birth defect in which a child is born without limbs, from the Greek prefix "a-" ("none") and the word "melea" ("limbs").

Amelia Earhart was an aviatrix, she was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She later disappeared on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

The name is particularly popular in England and Wales, where it was the 10th most popular name in 2007.

AMELIA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic

Pronounced: ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lee-ah (German) [key]

Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin. The name became popular in England after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century - it was borne by daughters of George II and George III. Another famous bearer was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the first woman to make a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

[<3 Mumofthreetobe <3]

Ha, even after so long (and now being pregnant with #2) I am still no closer to picking a name for the new baby, but we have narrowed it.

I really like for a girl, Lucy or Isabelle & DH likes Charlotte. We can't agree on each others pick though - plus the name Isabelle is already DH mum's partners grandchild's name (as is Amelia - don't think we could steal their second child's name too - although we will never meet them as they live in the states). I think we have decided we will go with a middle name Francis as this is DH mum's & Grandmother's middle name.

For a boy, we have settled on the middle names Anthony Michael (these being both DH brothers names - Anthony died at birth). As these are both strong names, we want a strong name to go with them. I think the only one we agree on is Lachlan. I quite like Jake too.

Mmm, what other names do you think would go? Sticking with this 'era' of name and having the middle name 'Francis' or 'Anthony Michael'?

[kristi14]

Amelia has a very 'old" feel to it (well we have already established thats cos it is lol) so i would go for girls names like Ella, Emily, Elena, Annabelle, Bella, Belle, instead of Lucy, maybe Lucinda and Lucy for short (tho theres nothing wrong with just Lucy but offering this suggestion), Grace, Charlotte. Boys names, Roman, James, Noah, Samuel, William all those types of names.

[RhiChiChi]

Yeah, I was going to say the same a Kristi, I feel Lachlan and Jake are more newer names... compared to Amelia.