Why is it die Amelie?

Amelie ends in -ie, and nouns ending in -ie are feminine: in a German dictionary, 98% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ie
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Female first name

[1] weiblicher Vorname

Examples

[1] Amelie is a shy girl

[1] Amelie ist ein schüchternes Mädchen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Amelie die Amelies
Genitiv der Amelie der Amelies
Dativ der Amelie den Amelies
Akkusativ die Amelie die Amelies

Pronunciation

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