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.
Amalia reduces to four — the number of Dutch heir.