Baby name

FADING BOY · GERMANIC
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Amelis

/AH · muh · lis/


“Vigorous, brave”

Medieval Dutch masculine name, a variant of Amelius. It goes back to the Germanic element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave in battle", and was later conflated with the Latin family name Aemilius.

mels · lis

solidgrounded

How it ages.

Rare Dutch usage, limited documentation

The cultural moment.

Virtually extinct.