Amalka (given name)

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Amalka is a Slavic diminutive form of the female given name Amalia. [1]

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  1. Alexander., Beider, (2009). Handbook of Ashkenazic given names and their variants. Avotaynu. ISBN   978-1-886223-43-1. OCLC   424332605.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)