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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2981by Bryant, Julia J., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Lawrence, Jon, Croom, Scott, Fogarty, Lisa M., Goodwin, Michael, Richards, Samuel, Farrell, Tony, Miziarski, Stan, Heald, Ron, Jones, Heath, Lee, Steve, Colless, Matthew, Birchall, Michael, Hopkins, Andrew M., Brough, Sarah, Bauer, Amanda E.Get access
Published in SPIE Proceedings, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV (2012)
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2982by Rowley, Andrew F., Cross, Maud E., Culloty, Sarah C., Lynch, Sharon A., Mackenzie, Clara L., Morgan, Emer, O'Riordan, Ruth M., Robins, Peter E., Smith, Amanda L., Thrupp, Tara J., Vogan, Claire L., Wootton, Emma C., Malham, Shelagh K.Get access
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2983by Binks, Michael J, Bleakley, Amy S, Pizzutto, Susan J, Lamberth, Michelle, Powell, Verity, Nelson, Jane, Kirby, Adrienne, Morris, Peter S, Simon, David, Mulholland, E Kim, Rathnayake, Geetha, Leach, Amanda J, D'Antoine, Heather, Licciardi, Paul V, Snelling, Tom, Chang, Anne BGet access
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2984by Priscu, John C., Achberger, Amanda M., Cahoon, Joel E., Christner, Brent C., Edwards, Robert L., Jones, Warren L., Michaud, Alexander B., Siegfried, Matthew R., Skidmore, Mark L., Spigel, Robert H., Switzer, Gregg W., Tulaczyk, Slawek, Vick-Majors, Trista J.Get access
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2985by Burrows, Michael T., Bates, Amanda E., Costello, Mark J., Edwards, Martin, Edgar, Graham J., Fox, Clive J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Hiddink, Jan G., Pinsky, Malin L., Batt, Ryan D., García Molinos, Jorge, Payne, Benjamin L., Schoeman, David S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Poloczanska, Elvira S.Get access
Published in Nature Climate Change (2019)
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2986by Burrows, Michael T, Bates, Amanda E, Costello, Mark J, Edwards, Martin, Edgar, Graham J, Fox, Clive J, Halpern, Benjamin S, Hiddink, Jan G, Pinsky, Malin L, Batt, Ryan D, Molinos, Jorge Garcia, Payne, Benjamin L, Schoeman, D S, Stuart-Smith, Rick D, Poloczanska, Elvira SGet access
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2987by Burrows, Michael T., Bates, Amanda E., Costello, Mark J., Edwards, Martin, Edgar, Graham J., Fox, Clive J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Hiddink, Jan G., Pinsky, Malin L., Batt, Ryan D., García Molinos, Jorge, Payne, Benjamin L., Schoeman, David S., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Poloczanska, Elvira S.Get access
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2988by Denniston, Rhawn F., Houts, Amanda N., Asmerom, Yemane, Wanamaker, Alan D., Haws, Jonathan A., Polyak, Victor J., Thatcher, Diana L., Altan-Ochir, Setsen, Borowske, Alyssa C., Breitenbach, Sebastian F. M., Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Regala, Frederico T., Benedett, Michael M., Bicho, Nuno F.Get access
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2989by Denniston, Rhawn F., Houts, Amanda N., Asmerom, Yemane, Wanamaker Jr., Alan D., Haws, Jonathan A., Polyak, Victor J., Thatcher, Diana L., Altan-Ochir, Setsen, Borowske, Alyssa C., Breitenbach, Sebastian, Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Regala, Frederico T., Benedetti, Michael M., Bicho, Nuno F.Get access
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2990by Pike, Andrea, Mahoney, Krista, Patey, Andrea M, Inwood, Samantha, Mortazhejri, Sameh, Lawrence, Rebecca, Hall, Amanda, De-implementing Wisely Research Group, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Levinson, Wendy, Kirkham, Kyle, Dowling, Shawn, Mrklas, Kelly, Presseau, Justin, Bhatia, Sacha, Sikorski, Todd, Parfrey, Patrick, Jasaui, YamileGet access
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2991by Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Shimizu, Kenta, Lokupathirage, Sithumini M. W., Wei, Zhouoxing, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Fonseka, G. R. Amanda, Senarathne, Pavani, Koizumi, Nobuo, Kawakami, Tomonori, Koizumi, Akio, Wickramasinghe, Chaminda, Ebihara, Hideki, Matsuno, Keita, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Arikawa, Jiro, Gamage, Chandika D., Yoshimatsu, KumikoGet access
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2992by Muthusinghe, Devinda S., Shimizu, Kenta, Lokupathirage, Sithumini M. W., Wei, Zhouoxing, Sarathkumara, Yomani D., Fonseka, G. R. Amanda, Senarathne, Pavani, Koizumi, Nobuo, Kawakami, Tomonori, Koizumi, Akio, Wickramasinghe, Chaminda, Ebihara, Hideki, Matsuno, Keita, Tsuda, Yoshimi, Arikawa, Jiro, Gamage, Chandika D., Yoshimatsu, KumikoGet access
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2993by Devinda S. Muthusinghe, Kenta Shimizu, Sithumini M. W. Lokupathirage, Zhouoxing Wei, Yomani D. Sarathkumara, G. R. Amanda Fonseka, Pavani Senarathne, Nobuo Koizumi, Tomonori Kawakami, Akio Koizumi, Chaminda Wickramasinghe, Hideki Ebihara, Keita Matsuno, Yoshimi Tsuda, Jiro Arikawa, Chandika D. Gamage, Kumiko YoshimatsuGet access
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2994by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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2995by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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2996by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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2997by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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2998by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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2999by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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3000by Jesica Goldsmit (6312458), Robert W. Schlegel (8055026), Karen Filbee-Dexter (5176703), Kathleen A. MacGregor (11531959), Ladd E. Johnson (9413321), Christopher J. Mundy (1280820), Amanda M. Savoie (3242229), Christopher W. McKindsey (9021167), Kimberly L. Howland (3271611), Philippe Archambault (242757)Get access
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