Amalia is from the Old Germanic amal — "industrious, hardworking, vigorous." Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003) — Crown Princess of the Netherlands and heir apparent to the Dutch throne since her father King Willem-Alexander's 2013 ascension. The first Crown Princess of the Netherlands since Beatrix in the 1980s and the first Dutch heir apparent to attend public secondary school (Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, The Hague, 2015-2021). Began her studies at the University of Amsterdam in 2022; in 2023 she announced a leave from public life after credible threats from the Dutch organized crime syndicate Mocro Maffia — the first time a Dutch royal has gone into hiding for security reasons since World War II. Princess Amalia of Saxony (1794-1870) — Saxon princess, composer, dramatist; her operas were performed at the Dresden court. *Verdi's I masnadieri (1847) has Amalia as the soprano lead — Verdi's first opera written for London. Saint Amalia of Schaerbeek (660-690) — Belgian saint. Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999) — "The Queen of Fado" — most-decorated Portuguese singer of the 20th century. Amalia Ulman (born 1989) — Argentinian-American conceptual artist; her 2014 Instagram performance Excellences & Perfections* was acquired by the Tate Modern.
Featured throughout European royalty and Portuguese music.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Amalia reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.