Amélie is the French diminutive of Amalia — from the Old Germanic amal ("industrious, vigorous"). A top-500 US baby name since 2004. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (international title: Amélie, 2001) — French romantic comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet starring Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain, a whimsical young Parisian café waitress who secretly orchestrates the happiness of those around her; received five Academy Award nominations (Best Foreign Language Film, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound) at the 74th Academy Awards. Tautou's performance launched her into international stardom; the film grossed $174 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. The Yann Tiersen soundtrack — featuring "Comptine d'un autre été" — became one of the best-selling soundtracks of European cinema, charting in 11 countries. *Stage adaptation Amélie, A New Musical (2017 on Broadway with Phillipa Soo). Amélie Mauresmo (born 1979) — French former World No. 1 tennis player; 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon champion; first openly lesbian tennis world No. 1. Amélie Pichard — French shoe designer. Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812-1873) — Empress consort of Brazil. Amélie Nothomb — Belgian novelist; Stupeur et Tremblements* (1999) won the Académie française Prix de roman.
Featured throughout 21st-century French cinema and global culture.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Amélie reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.