Amélie (given name)

Amélie is a French feminine given name, ultimately derived from the Germanic name Amalia.

Amélie

Pronunciation	/ameˈli/
Gender	Female
Language(s)	French
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	"Work"
Other names
Short form(s)	Amy
See also	Amalia, Amelia, Amalie

The variant form Amelie is used outside the Francophone world, sometimes by French people.

People with the given name

• Amélie Beaury-Saurel (1849–1924), French painter
• Amelie Beese (1886–1925), German aviator
• Amélie Belin, French painter and pastellist
• Amélie Cocheteux (born 1978), former French professional tennis player
• Amélie Coquet (born 1984), French football player
• Amélie Cordeau (born 2005), French archer
• Amélie d'Orléans (1865–1951), the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
• Amelie Delagrange (1982–2004), French murder victim
• Amélie Diéterle (1871–1941), French actress and opera singer
• Amélie Gex (1835–1883), Savoyard poet
• Amélie Goudjo (born 1980), French handball player
• Amélie Goulet-Nadon (born 1983), Canadian short track speed skater
• Amélie Jakobovits (1928–2010), British charity patron
• Amelie Kober (born 1987), German snowboarder
• Amélie Kuhrt (1944–2023), historian and specialist in the history of the ancient Near East
• Amélie Lacoste (born 1988), Canadian figure skater
• Amélie Le Fur (born 1988), French Paralympian athlete
• Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812–1873), Empress of Brazil as the wife of Emperor Pedro I
• Amélie Linz (1824–1904), German author
• Amélie Lundahl (1850–1914), Finnish painter
• Amélie Mauresmo (born 1979), retired professional tennis player
• Amélie Nothomb (born 1967), Belgian writer
• Amélie Perrin (born 1980), French female hammer thrower
• Amélie Plume (born 1943), Swiss writer
• Amelie Posse (1884–1957), Swedish writer
• Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy (1863–1945), American novelist and poet
• Amélie Sarn (born 1970), French author, comic book writer and translator
• Amelie von Strussenfelt (1803–1847), Swedish novelist
• Amelie Veiller Van Norman (1844–1920), French-born American educator

Fictional characters

• Amélie Lacroix, better known as Widowmaker, a character in the video game Overwatch
• Amelie Planchard, a character in the anime series Strike Witches
• Amélie Poulain, protagonist of the film Amélie
• Lady Amelie Graham de Vanily, a character in the cartoon Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

See also

• Amélie, a French film
• Amelia (given name)
• Amalie (given name)