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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3081by Beran, Carol L., Boudreau, Joseph A., Braley, Alison, Cameron, Ross, Castro-Rea, Julián, Choquette, Leslie, Cody, Howard, Galletly, Sarah, Glasbeek, Amanda, Goldstein, Irwin, Green, Robyn, Massell, David, Mochoruk, Jim, Overman, Elizabeth S., Payan, Tony, Santoro, Miléna, Shea, Jeanne L., Sweeney, Mark, Thompson, Lee Briscoe, Witherell, Larry L.Get access
Published in American Review of Canadian Studies (2009)
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3082by Forde, Taya L., Orsel, Karin, Zadoks, Ruth N., Biek, Roman, Adams, Layne G., Checkley, Sylvia L., Davison, Tracy, De Buck, Jeroen, Dumond, Mathieu, Elkin, Brett T., Finnegan, Laura, Macbeth, Bryan J., Nelson, Cait, Niptanatiak, Amanda, Sather, Shane, Schwantje, Helen M., van der Meer, Frank, Kutz, Susan J.Get access
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology (2016)
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3083by Taya L. Forde, Karin Orsel, Ruth Nicolet Zadoks, Roman Biek, Layne G. Adams, Sylvia L. Checkley, Tracy Davison, Jeroen De Buck, Mathieu Dumond, Brett T. Elkin, Laura Finnegan, Bryan J. Macbeth, Cait Nelson, Amanda Niptanatiak, Shane Sather, Helen M. Schwantje, Frank Van Der Meer, Susan J. KutzGet access
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3084by Forde, Taya L., Orsel, Karin, Zadoks, Ruth N., Biek, Roman, Adams, Layne G., Checkley, Sylvia L., Davison, Tracy, De Buck, Jeroen, Dumon, Mathieu, Elkin, Brett T., Finnegan, Laura, Macbeth, Bryan J., Nelson, Cait, Niptanatiak, Amanda, Sather, Shane, Schwantje, Helen M., van der Meer, Frank, Kutz, Susan J.Get access
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3085by Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto, Renata Aparecida de Almeida Monteiro, Janaina Johnsson, Marielton Dos Passos Cunha, Shahab Zaki Pour, Amanda Cartagenes Saraiva, Yeh-Li Ho, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, Thais Mauad, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Ilka Regina Souza de Oliveira, Marisa DolhnikoffGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)
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3086by Igor Salerno Filgueiras, Amanda Torrentes de Carvalho, Daniela Prado Cunha, Dennyson Leandro Mathias da Fonseca, Nadia El Khawanky, Paula Paccielli Freire, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Lena F. Schimke, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Hans D. Ochs, Jean Pierre Schatzmann Peron, Otávio Cabral-Marques, Zilton Farias Meira de VasconcelosGet access
Published 2021
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3087by Igor Salerno Filgueiras, Amanda Torrentes de Carvalho, Daniela Prado Cunha, Dennyson Leandro Mathias da Fonseca, Nadia El Khawanky, Paula Paccielli Freire, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Lena F Schimke, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Hans D Ochs, Jean Pierre Schatzmann Peron, Otávio Cabral-Marques, Zilton Farias Meira de VasconcelosGet access
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)
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3088by Anne Babcock Hollowed, Kirstin Kari Holsman, Alan C. Haynie, Albert J. Hermann, Andre E. Punt, Kerim Aydin, James N. Ianelli, Stephen Kasperski, Wei Cheng, Amanda Faig, Kelly A. Kearney, Jonathan C. P. Reum, Paul Spencer, Ingrid Spies, William Stockhausen, Cody S. Szuwalski, George A. Whitehouse, Thomas K. WilderbuerGet access
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (2020)
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3089by Smith, M. Alex, Boyd, Amanda, Bringloe, Trevor, Britton-Foster, Christopher, Cahill, Hayley, Desnoyers, Kelsey, Duitshaever, Natalie, Gibson, Daniel, James, Stephen, Jeong, Yurak, Kelly, Darren, Levene, Elli, Lyttle, Hilary, Masse, Talia, Pare, Kate, Paris, Kelsie, Russell, Cassandra, Scott, Eric, Silva, Deborah, Sparkes, Megan, Valkova, Kami, Adamowicz, Sarah J.Get access
Published in The Canadian Entomologist (2015)
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3090by Caven, Andrew J., Thompson, Hillary L., Baasch, David M., Hartup, Barry K., Hegg, Amanda M., Schmidt, Stephanie M., Louque, Irvin, Allen, Craig R., Crouch, Carter G., Davis, Craig A., Jorgensen, Joel G., Austin, Jane E., Ostrom, Bethany L., Beilfuss, Richard D., Archibald, George W., Lacy, Anne E.Get access
Published 2023
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3091by Tulk, Amanda, Steeves, Timothy, Heys, Leslee, Jeffrey, Colin, Jeffrey, Tristan, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847, Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912, Parker, Michael, 1948-, Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918, Saint-Sa�ns, Camille, 1835-1921Get access
Published 2000
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3092Plant phenology of species in moist acidic tundra around Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 2007-2023 ...by Haupert, Christie, Kade, Anja, Beaudreault, Seth, Murthy, Adeline, Noguera, Jorge, Nugteren, Aart, Rauch, Robin, Schas, Jake, Van Dam, Brie, Funck, Juliette, McPherson, Rowan, Wesolowski, Dave, Vicich, Kinkela, Semnacher, Cezanna, Aguirre, Daniela, Aguilar, Isaac, Chandar Kouba, Maya, Bleecker, Cuyler, Melendez-Gonzalez, Mayra, Jackson, Abigail, Young, AmandaGet access
Published 2023
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3093by Forde, Taya L., Orsel, Karin, Zadoks, Ruth N., Biek, Roman, Adams, Layne G., Checkley, Sylvia L., Davison, Tracy, De Buck, Jeroen, Dumond, Mathieu, Elkin, Brett T., Finnegan, Laura, Macbeth, Bryan J., Nelson, Cait, Niptanatiak, Amanda, Sather, Shane, Schwantje, Helen M., van der Meer, Frank, Kutz, Susan J.Get access
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology (2016)
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3094by Seth Beaudreault, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Jake Schas, Brie Van Dam, Juliette Funck, Rowan McPherson, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleecker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
Published 2023
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3095by Seth Beaudreault, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Jake Schas, Brie Van Dam, Juliette Funck, Rowan McPherson, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleecker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
Published 2023
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3096by Seth Beaudreault, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Jake Schas, Brie Van Dam, Juliette Funck, Rowan McPherson, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleecker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3097by Seth Beaudreault, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Jake Schas, Brie Van Dam, Juliette Funck, Rowan McPherson, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleecker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
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3098by Seth Beaudreault, Christie Haupert, Anja Kade, Adeline Murthy, Jorge Noguera, Aart Nugteren, Robin Rauch, Jake Schas, Brie Van Dam, Juliette Funck, Rowan McPherson, Dave Wesolowski, Kinkela Vicich, Cezanna Semnacher, Daniela Aguirre, Isaac Aguilar, Maya Chandar Kouba, Cuyler Bleecker, Mayra Melendez-Gonzalez, Abigail Jackson, Amanda YoungGet access
Published 2023
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3099by Hansen, Gitte, Storemyr, Per, Stavsøien, Eva, Wickler, Stephen, Lindahl, Ingvar, Nilsson, Lars Petter, Bunse, Laura, Bergsvik, Knut Andreas, Grenne, Tor, Østerås, Bodil, Stenvik, Lars F., Heldal, Tom, Schou, Torbjørn Preus, Baug, Irene, Vangstad, Hilde, Høegsberg, Mogens Skaaning, Forster, Amanda, Jones, Richard, Jansen, Øystein J., Berglund, Birgitta, Hommedal, Alf ToreGet access
Published 2017
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3100by Christina L. Davis, Ryan A. Venturelli, Alexander B. Michaud, Jon R. Hawkings, Amanda M. Achberger, Trista J. Vick-Majors, Brad E. Rosenheim, John E. Dore, August Steigmeyer, Mark L. Skidmore, Joel D. Barker, Liane G. Benning, Matthew R. Siegfried, John C. Priscu, Brent C. Christner, the SALSA Science TeamGet access
Published in ISME Communications (2023)
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