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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3021by Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleeker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3022by Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleeker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3023by Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleeker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3024by Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleeker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3025by Seth Beaudreault, Juliette Funck, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Brie Van Dam, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleeker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3026by Martin, Julia, Boike, Julia, Chadburn, Sarah, Zwieback, Simon, Anselm, Norbert, Goldau, Maybrit P, Hammar, Jennika, Abramova, Ekatarina N, Lisovski, Simeon, Coulombe, Stéphanie, Dakin, Brampton, Wilcox, Evan James, Giamberini, Mariasilvia, Radar, Fieke, Suominen, Otso, Rudd, Daniel Alexander, Mastepanov, Mikhail, Young, AmandaGet access
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3027by Halliday, William D., Barclay, David, Barkley, Amanda N., Cook, Emmanuelle, Dawson, Jackie, Hilliard, R. Casey, Hussey, Nigel E., Jones, Joshua M., Juanes, Francis, Marcoux, Marianne, Niemi, Andrea, Nudds, Shannon, Pine, Matthew K., Richards, Clark, Scharffenberg, Kevin, Westdal, Kristin, Insley, Stephen J.Get access
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3028by Abbott, Benjamin W., Rocha, Adrian V., Shogren, Arial, Zarnetske, Jay P., Iannucci, Frances, Bowden, William B., Bratsman, Samuel P., Patch, Leika, Watts, Rachel, Fulweber, Randy, Frei, Rebecca J., Huebner, Amanda M., Ludwig, Sarah M., Carling, Gregory T., O’Donnell, Jonathan A.Get access
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3029by McGovern, Thomas H., Vesteinsson, Orri, Fridriksson, Adolf, Church, Mike, Lawson, Ian, Simpson, Ian A., Einarsson, Arni, Dugmore, Andy, Cook, Gordon, Perdikaris, Sophia, Edwards, Kevin J., Thomson, Amanda M., Adderley, W. Paul, Newton, Anthony, Lucas, Gavin, Edvardsson, Ragnar, Aldred, Oscar, Dunbar, ElaineGet access
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3030by McGovern, Thomas H, Vésteinsson, Orri, Friđriksson, Adolf, Church, Mike J, Lawson, Ian, Simpson, Ian, Einarsson, Arni, Dugmore, Andrew J, Cook, Gordon, Perdikaris, Sophia, Edwards, Kevin J, Thomson, Amanda M, Adderley, W Paul, Newton, Anthony, Lucas, Gavin, Edvardsson, Ragnar, Aldred, Oscar, Dunbar, ElaineGet access
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3031by Denniston, Rhawn F., Houts, Amanda N., Asmerom, Yemane, Wanamaker, Alan D., Jr., 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., Benedetti, Michael M., Bicho, Nuno F.Get access
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3032by 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 F. M., Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Regala, Frederico T., Benedetti, Michael M., Bicho, Nuno F.Get access
Published in Climate of the Past (2018)
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3033by 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 F. M., Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Regala, Frederico T., Benedetti, Michael M., Bicho, Nuno F.Get access
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3034by McGovern, Thomas H., Vesteinsson, Orri, Fridriksson, Adolf, Church, Mike, Lawson, Ian, Simpson, Ian A., Einarsson, Aarni, Dugmore, Aandy, Cook, Gordon, Perdikaris, Sophia, Edwards, Kevin J., Thomson, Amanda M., Adderley, W. Paul, Newton, Aanthony, Lucas, Gavin, Edvardsson, Ragnar, Aldred, Oscar, Dunbar, ElaineGet access
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3035by Vick-Majors, Trista J., Achberger, Amanda M., Santibanez, Pamela A., Dore, John E., Hodson, Timothy, Michaud, Alexander B., Christner, Brent C., Mikucki, Jill A., Skidmore, Mark L., Powell, Ross, Adkins, W. Peyton, Barbante, Carlo, Mitchell, Andrew C., Scherer, Reed, Priscu, John C.Get access
Published in Limnology and Oceanography (2016)
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3036by Furbino, Laura E., Godinho, Valéria M., Santiago, Iara F., Pellizari, Franciane M., Alves, Tânia M. A., Zani, Carlos L., Junior, Policarpo A. S., Romanha, Alvaro J., Carvalho, Amanda G. O., Gil, Laura H. V. G., Rosa, Carlos A., Minnis, Andrew M., Rosa, Luiz H.Get access
Published in Microbial Ecology (2014)
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3037by Vihtakari, Mikko, Elvarsson, Bjarki Pór, Treble, Margaret, Nogueira, Adriana, Hedges, Kevin, Hussey, Nigel E., Wheeland, Laura, Roy, Denis, Ofstad, Lise Helen, Hallfredsson, Elvar Halldor, Barkley, Amanda, Estevez-Barcia, Daniel, Nygaard, Rasmus, Healey, Brian, Steingrund, Petur, Johansen, Torild, Albert, Ole Thomas, Boje, JesperGet access
Published in ICES Journal of Marine Science (2022)
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3038by Vihtakari, Mikko, Elvarsson, Bjarki Pór, Treble, Margaret, Nogueira, Adriana, Hedges, Kevin, Hussey, Nigel E., Wheeland, Laura, Roy, Denis, Ofstad, Lise Helen, Hallfredsson, Elvar Halldor, Barkley, Amanda, Estevez-Barcia, Daniel, Nygaard, Rasmus, Healey, Brian, Steingrund, Petur, Johansen, Torild, Albert, Ole Thomas, Boje, JesperGet access
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3039by Bixby, Becky, Giblin, Anne, Miller, Michael, Arctic LTER, Corson, Sean, Bettez, Neil, Floyd, Amanda, Gettel, Gretchen, Moller, Bernard, Engman, James, Goldfarb, Eric, Hobbie, John, PI, Director; The Ecosystem Center, O'Hara, Patricia, Perry, William, Stevenson, Chris, EcoTrends Project, EcoTrends Project CoordinatorGet access
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3040by Arctic LTER, O'Hara, Patricia, Perry, William, Hobbie, John, PI, Director; The Ecosystem Center, Miller, Michael, Stevenson, Chris, Floyd, Amanda, Giblin, Anne, Goldfarb, Eric, Bettez, Neil, Bixby, Becky, Moller, Bernard, Corson, Sean, Engman, James, Gettel, Gretchen, EcoTrends Project, EcoTrends Project CoordinatorGet access
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