Amanda
| gender = Female | meaning = “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”; "beautiful”; "deserving to be loved"; "beloved". | languageorigin = Latin | seealso = }}Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy. It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken.
"Amanda" comes from ''ama-'' (the stem of the Latin verb ''amare'', "to love") plus the feminine nominative singular gerundive ending (''-nda''). Other names, especially female names, were derived from this verb form, such as “Miranda”.
The name "Amanda" occasionally appears in Late Antiquity, such as the Amanda who was the 'wife of the ex-advocate and ex-provincial governor Aper (q.v.); she cared for his estates and raised their children after he adopted the monastic life: "curat illa saeculi curas, ne tu cures”' [Paul. Nol. Epist. 44.4].
In England the name "Amanda" first appears in 1212 on a birth record from Warwickshire, England, and five centuries later the name was popularized by poets and playwrights. In the United States, "Amanda" slowly became more prominent from the 1930s to the 1960s, ranking among the top 200 baby names.
From 1976 to 1995, "Amanda" ranked in the ten most popular female baby names in the United States. The name was most popular from 1978 to 1992, when it ranked in the top four. At its prime, in 1980, it was the second most popular. In 2009, "Amanda" ranked number 166. It was ranked among the top ten names given to girls born in Puerto Rico in 2009. The name has also recently been popular in Sweden, where it ranked twentieth for girls born in 2009, down five places from the year 2008. It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to this demographic group. Provided by Wikipedia
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2481by Michael D A Lindsay, Andrew Jardine, Carolien Giele, Paul Armstrong, Suzi McCarthy, Amanda Whittle, Naru Pal, Heather Lyttle, Sue Harrington, Jay Nicholson, David SmithGet access
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2482by Kobina Assan Ampah, Beatrice Nickel, Prince Asare, Amanda Ross, Daniel De-Graft, Sarah Kerber, Ralf Spallek, Mahavir Singh, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Katharina RöltgenGet access
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2483by Bouffard, Jerome, Naeije, Marc, Banks, Christopher J., Calafat, Francisco M., Cipollini, Paolo, Snaith, Helen M., Webb, Erica, Hall, Amanda, Mannan, Rubinder, Féménias, Pierre, Parrinello, TommasoGet access
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2484by Benedetti, Fabio, Jalabert, Laëtitia, Sourisseau, Marc, Becker, Beatriz, Cailliau, Caroline, Desnos, Corinne, Elineau, Amanda, Irisson, Jean-Olivier, Lombard, Fabien, Picheral, Marc, Stemmann, Lars, Pouline, PatrickGet access
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2485by Paul M Montesano, Christopher S R Neigh, Matthew J Macander, William Wagner, Laura I Duncanson, Panshi Wang, Joseph O Sexton, Charles E Miller, Amanda H ArmstrongGet access
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2486by Fay, Amanda R., Lovenduski, Nicole S., Mckinley, Galen A., Munro, David R., Sweeney, Colm, Gray, Alison R., Landschuetzer, Peter, Stephens, Britton B., Takahashi, Taro, Williams, NancyGet access
Published in Biogeosciences (2018)
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2488by Walsh, Brian J., Rydzak, Felicjan, Palazzo, Amanda, Kraxner, Florian, Herrero, Mario, Schenk, Peer M., Ciais, Philippe, Janssens, Ivan, Peñuelas, Josep, Niederl-Schmidinger, Anneliese, Obersteiner, MichaelGet access
Published in Carbon Balance and Management (2015)
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2490by Michaud, Alexander B., Dore, John E., Achberger, Amanda M., Christner, Brent C., Mitchell, Andrew C., Skidmore, Mark L., Vick-Majors, Trista J., Priscu, John C.Get access
Published in Nature Geoscience (2017)
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2491by Dewar, Meagan, Wille, Michelle, Gamble, Amandine, Vanstreels, Ralph E.T., Bouliner, Thierry, Smith, Adrian, Varsani, Arvind, Ratcliffe, Norman, Black, Jennifer, Lynnes, Amanda, Barbosa, Andrés, Hart, TomGet access
Published in Antarctic Science (2023)
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2492by Elliott, Hope Elizabeth, Popendorf, Kimberly J., Blades, Edmund, Royer, Haley M., Pollier, Clément G. L., Oehlert, Amanda M., Kukkadapu, Ravi, Ault, Andrew, Gaston, Cassandra J.Get access
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (2024)
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2493by Hope Elizabeth Elliott, Kimberly J. Popendorf, Edmund Blades, Haley M. Royer, Clément G. L. Pollier, Amanda M. Oehlert, Ravi Kukkadapu, Andrew Ault, Cassandra J. GastonGet access
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2494by Hope Elizabeth Elliott, Kimberly J. Popendorf, Edmund Blades, Haley M. Royer, Clément G. L. Pollier, Amanda M. Oehlert, Ravi Kukkadapu, Andrew Ault, Cassandra J. GastonGet access
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2495by Zeegers Paget, Dineke, Barnhoorn, Floris, Mccarthy, Mark, Alexanderson, Kristina, Conceição, Claudia, Devillé, Walter, Grimaud, Olivier, Katreniakova, Zuzana, Narkauskaité, Laura, Saliba, Amanda, Sammut, Marvic, Voss, MargarethaGet access
Published in The European Journal of Public Health (2013)
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2496by Zeegers Paget, Dineke, Barnhoorn, Floris, Mccarthy, Mark, Alexanderson, Kristina, Conceição, Claudia, Devillé, Walter, Grimaud, Olivier, Katreniakova, Zuzana, Narkauskaité, Laura, Saliba, Amanda, Sammut, Marvic, Voss, MargarethaGet access
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2497by Zeegers Paget, Dineke, Barnhoorn, Floris, Mccarthy, Mark, Alexanderson, Kristina, Conceição, Claudia, Devillé, Walter, Grimaud, Olivier, Katreniakova, Zuzana, Narkauskaité, Laura, Saliba, Amanda, Sammut, Marvic, Voss, MargarethaGet access
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2498by Benedetti, Fabio, Jalabert, Laëtitia, Sourisseau, Marc, Becker, Beatriz, Cailliau, Caroline, Desnos, Corinne, Elineau, Amanda, Irisson, Jean-Olivier, Lombard, Fabien, Picheral, Marc, Stemmann, Lars, Pouline, PatrickGet access
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2499by Benedetti, Fabio, Jalabert, Laëtitia, Sourisseau, Marc, Becker, Beatriz, Cailliau, Caroline, Desnos, Corinne, Elineau, Amanda, Irisson, Jean-Olivier, Lombard, Fabien, Picheral, Marc, Stemmann, Lars, Pouline, PatrickGet access
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (2019)
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2500by Dewar, Meagan, Wille, Michelle, Gamble, Amandine, Vanstreels, Ralph E.T., Bouliner, Thierry, Smith, Adrian, Varsani, Arvind, Ratcliffe, Norman, Black, Jennifer, Lynnes, Amanda, Barbosa, Andrés, Hart, TomGet access
Published in Antarctic Science (2023)
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