Amalia
a female given name.
Historical Examples
Then Amalia understood many things better than ever before, and grew if possible more tender of her mother.
The Eye of Dread Payne Erskine
The Abbate led the way, with Marcolina and Amalia on either side.
Casanova’s Homecoming Arthur Schnitzler
But still he persisted, “Amalia––never mind what your father thought; tell me your own faith.”
The Eye of Dread Payne Erskine
Yet perhaps it was the illumination which gave so gloomy a cast to Amalia’s features.
Casanova’s Homecoming Arthur Schnitzler
Amalia opened the door of the horrible place and pushed her daughter inside.
The Grandee Armando Palacio Valds
Am I more interested in that star, Amalia, than in any other of the bright host?
Vivian Grey Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
You, Amalia, are victorious, and you may snap your fingers at opinion.
Vittoria, Complete George Meredith
Tell me, then, my Amalia; let me share your secrets, provided they be your sorrows.
Vivian Grey Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
But Amalia was none the less married in due time to an elderly factory-owner, a German, and an old comrade of the general’s.
The Possessed Fyodor Dostoevsky
He concluded by miauling ‘Amalia’ in the triumph of contempt.
Vittoria, Complete George Meredith
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