Word
amelia
Phoneticsamelia
/əˈmiɫjə/
Definitions
01female name
n. a popular first name for a girl or woman.
n. a female given name derived from Germanic roots, widely used in English-speaking countries.
“Amelia Earhart was a famous pilot who flew across the Atlantic Ocean.”
“The name Amelia has seen a significant resurgence in popularity across Europe and North America over the last two decades.”
02medical condition
n. a condition where a person is born without one or more arms or legs.
n. the congenital absence of one or more limbs, resulting from a developmental failure during pregnancy.
“The doctor explained that the baby's amelia was a rare birth defect.”
“Clinical studies have investigated the potential environmental factors that might contribute to the occurrence of amelia in developing embryos.”
Technical
Usage
Usually functions as an uncountable noun in a clinical context.
Etymology
A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amal, "vigor, bravery". The name and its variants have been confused with the Latin name Aemilia (whence Emilia, Emily) and the French Aimée (whence Amy).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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