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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2881by Nash, Susan M. Bengtson, Castrillon, Juliana, Eisenmann, Pascale, Fry, Brian, Shuker, Jon D., Cropp, Roger A., Dawson, Amanda, Bignert, Anders, Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla, Waugh, Courtney, Polkinghorne, Bradley J., Luche, Greta Dalle, McLagan, DavidGet access
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2882by Lauren A Castro, Nicholas Generous, Wei Luo, Ana Pastore Y Piontti, Kaitlyn Martinez, Marcelo F C Gomes, Dave Osthus, Geoffrey Fairchild, Amanda Ziemann, Alessandro Vespignani, Mauricio Santillana, Carrie A Manore, Sara Y Del ValleGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)
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2883by Katharina Röltgen, Martin W Bratschi, Amanda Ross, Samuel Y Aboagye, Kobina A Ampah, Miriam Bolz, Arianna Andreoli, James Pritchard, Jacques C Minyem, Djeunga Noumen, Eric Koka, Alphonse Um Boock, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Gerd PluschkeGet access
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)
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2884by Isaac Haggai Namango, Carly Marshall, Adam Saddler, Amanda Ross, David Kaftan, Frank Tenywa, Noely Makungwa, Olukayode G. Odufuwa, Godfrey Ligema, Hassan Ngonyani, Isaya Matanila, Jameel Bharmal, Jason Moore, Sarah J. Moore, Manuel W. HetzelGet access
Published in Malaria Journal (2022)
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2885by Vanessa Carvalho Lago, Robson Aparecido Prudente, Dayane Araujo Luzia, Estefânia Thomé Franco, Talita Jacon Cezare, Amanda Peralta, Eloara Vieira M. Ferreira, André Luis Pereira Albuquerque, Marina Politi Okoshi, Bruno Guedes Baldi, Suzana Erico TanniGet access
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2886by Alexandra Zakharova, Amanda T S Albanaz, Fred R Opperdoes, Ingrid Škodová-Sveráková, Diana Zagirova, Andreu Saura, Lˇubomíra Chmelová, Evgeny S Gerasimov, Tereza Leštinová, Tomáš Bečvář, Jovana Sádlová, Petr Volf, Julius Lukeš, Anton Horváth, Anzhelika Butenko, Vyacheslav YurchenkoGet access
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2887by Rebecca A. Bolinger, Vincent M. Brown, Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Karin L. Gleason, T. Andrew Joyner, Barry D. Keim, Amanda Lewis, John W. Nielsen-Gammon, Crystal J. Stiles, William Tollefson, Hannah E. Attard, Alicia M. BentleyGet access
Published in Weather and Climate Extremes (2022)
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2888by Lasa González, Aide, Cesare, Andrea di, Tassistro, Giovanni, Borello, Alessio, Furones, Dolors, Carrasco, Noelia, Cheslett, Deborah, Brechon, Amanda, Paillard, Christine, Bidault, Adeline, Pernet, Fabrice, Canesi, Laura, Edomi, Paolo, Pallavicini, Alberto, Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, LuigiGet access
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2889by Girão Neto, Carlos Alberto Chaves, Prasilde, Isabel Cristina Medeiros, da Silva, Amanda Santos, Alexandre e Silva, Lorena Mara, Canuto, Kirley Marques, Fontenelle, Raquel Oliveira dos Santos, Rodrigues, Tigressa Helena Soares, Rocha, Maria Valderez PonteGet access
Published in Process Biochemistry (2023)
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2890by Lasa, Aide, Cesare, Andrea, Tassistro, Giovanni, Borello, Alessio, Gualdi, Stefano, Furones, Dolors, Carrasco, Noelia, Cheslett, Deborah, Brechon, Amanda, Paillard, Christine, Bidault, Adeline, Pernet, Fabrice, Canesi, Laura, Edomi, Paolo, Pallavicini, Alberto, Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, LuigiGet access
Published in Environmental Microbiology (2019)
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2891by Lasa, Aide, Cesare, Andrea, Tassistro, Giovanni, Borello, Alessio, Gualdi, Stefano, Furones, Dolors, Carrasco, Noelia, Cheslett, Deborah, Brechon, Amanda, Paillard, Christine, Bidault, Adeline, Pernet, Fabrice, Canesi, Laura, Edomi, Paolo, Pallavicini, Alberto, Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, LuigiGet access
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2892by Brooks, Jill L., Chapman, Jacqueline M., Barkley, Amanda, Kessel, Steven Thomas, Hussey, Nigel E., Hinch, Scott G, Patterson, David A, Hedges, Kevin J., Cooke, Steven J, Fisk, Aaron T, Gruber, Samuel H, Nguyen, Vivian M.Get access
Published 2018
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2893by Lasa, Aide, Cesare, Andrea, Tassistro, Giovanni, Borello, Alessio, Gualdi, Stefano, Furones, Dolors, Carrasco, Noelia, Cheslett, Deborah, Brechon, Amanda, Paillard, Christine, Bidault, Adeline, Pernet, Fabrice, Canesi, Laura, Edomi, Paolo, Pallavicini, Alberto, Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, LuigiGet access
Published in Environmental Microbiology (2019)
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2894by Gentry, Diana M, Amador, Elena S, Cable, Morgan L, Chaudry, Nosheen, Cullen, Thomas, Jacobsen, Malene B, Murukesan, Gayathri, Schwieterman, Edward W, Stevens, Adam H, Stockton, Amanda, Tan, George, Yin, Chang, Cullen, David C, Geppert, WolfGet access
Published 2017
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2895by Lasa, Aide, Cesare, Andrea, Tassistro, Giovanni, Borello, Alessio, Gualdi, Stefano, Furones, Dolors, Carrasco, Noelia, Cheslett, Deborah, Brechon, Amanda, Paillard, Christine, Bidault, Adeline, Pernet, Fabrice, Canesi, Laura, Edomi, Paolo, Pallavicini, Alberto, Pruzzo, Carla, Vezzulli, LuigiGet access
Published in Environmental Microbiology (2019)
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2896by Williams, Gareth J., Price, Nichole N., Ushijima, Blake, Aeby, Greta S., Callahan, Sean, Davy, Simon K., Gove, Jamison M., Johnson, Maggie D., Knapp, Ingrid S., Shore-Maggio, Amanda, Smith, Jennifer E., Videau, Patrick, Work, Thierry M.Get access
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2014)
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2897by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Edgar, Graham J., Barrett, Neville S., Bates, Amanda E., Baker, Susan C., Bax, Nicholas J., Becerro, Mikel, Berkhout, Just, Blanchard, Julia L., Brock, Daniel J., Clark, Graeme F, Cooper, Antonia T., Davis, Tom R., Day, Paul B., Duffy, J. Emmett, Holmes, Thomas H., Howe, Steffan A., Jordan, Alan, Kininmonth, Stuart J., Knott, Nathan A., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Ling, Scott D., Parr, Amanda, Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Sweatman, Hugh, Thomson, Russell J.Get access
Published in BioScience (2017)
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2898by Fogarty, Lisa M R, Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Croom, S, Green, Andrew W, Bryant, J., Lawrence, J S, Richards, Samuel, Allen, James T, Bauer, Amanda E, Birchall, Michael, Colless, Matthew, Lee, Steve, Lawrence, J, Horton, A J, Miziarski, StanGet access
Published 2015
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2899by Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg, Åkerblom, Staffan, Kahilainen, Kimmo Kalevi, Rask, Martti, Vuorenmaa, Jussi, Mannio, Jaakko, Malinen, Tommi, Lydersen, Espen, Poste, Amanda, Amundsen, Per-Arne, Kashulin, Nikolai, Kashulina, Tatiana, Terentjev, Petr, Christensen, Guttorm, de Wit, HeleenGet access
Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2019)
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2900by Braaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg, Åkerblom, Staffan, Kahilainen, Kimmo Kalevi, Rask, Martti, Vuorenmaa, Jussi, Mannio, Jaakko, Malinen, Tommi, Lydersen, Espen, Poste, Amanda, Amundsen, Per-Arne, Kashulin, Nikolai, Kashulina, Tatiana, Terentjev, Petr, Christensen, Guttorm, de Wit, HeleenGet access
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