English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Amelia Pronunciation
Amelia is pronounced uh-MEE-lyuh, IPA /əˈmiljə/.
uh-MEE-lyuh
US /əˈmiljə/
Syllables: uh · MEE · lyuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun (a female given name): A female given name of Germanic origin, popular again across the English-speaking world since the 1990s.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Amelia in a Sentence
- Amelia has just finished her first year at university.
- The flight was named after Amelia Earhart.
- Amelia and her brother share the top floor.
Common Mispronunciations of Amelia
Not a-MEE-lee-uh
The last two vowels fuse into a single lyuh, which keeps the name at three beats rather than four.
Not A-mee-lyuh
Press down on MEE in the middle, with the opening a reduced to almost nothing.
Tip: Said in full the name is uh-MEE-lyuh, and the spelling Emilia is pronounced the same way.
More words starting with a · Every word in the pronunciation guide