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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3221by Gladstone, G. Randall, Hurley, Dana M., Retherford, Kurt D., Feldman, Paul D., Pryor, Wayne R., Chaufray, Jean-Yves, Versteeg, Maarten, Greathouse, Thomas K., Steffl, Andrew J., Throop, Henry, Parker, Joel Wm., Kaufmann, David E., Egan, Anthony F., Davis, Michael W., Slater, David C., Mukherjee, Joey, Miles, Paul F., Hendrix, Amanda R., Colaprete, Anthony, Stern, S. AlanGet access
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3222by Bowler, Diana E., Bjorkman, Anne D., Dornelas, Maria, Myers‐Smith, Isla H., Navarro, Laetitia M., Niamir, Aidin, Supp, Sarah R., Waldock, Conor, Winter, Marten, Vellend, Mark, Blowes, Shane A., Böhning‐Gaese, Katrin, Bruelheide, Helge, Elahi, Robin, Antão, Laura H., Hines, Jes, Isbell, Forest, Jones, Holly P., Magurran, Anne E., Cabral, Juliano Sarmento, Bates, Amanda E.Get access
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3223by Bowler, Diana E., Bjorkman, Anne D., Dornelas, Maria, Myers-Smith, Isla H., Navarro, Laetitia M., Niamir, Aidin, Supp, Sarah R., Waldock, Conor, Winter, Marten, Vellend, Mark, Blowes, Shane A., Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Bruelheide, Helge, Elahi, Robin, Antão, Laura H., Hines, Jes, Isbell, Forest, Jones, Holly P., Magurran, Anne E., Cabral, Juliano Sarmento, Bates, Amanda E.Get access
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3224by Constantine, Rochelle, Allen, Judy M, Beeman, Peta, Burns, Daniel, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Childerhouse, Simon, Double, Michael C, Ensor, Paul, Franklin, Trish, Franklin, Wally, Gales, Nick, Garrigue, Claire, Gates, Emma, Gibbs, Nadine, Hutsel, Amanda, Jenner, Curt, Jenner, Micheline, Kaufman, Gregory, Macie, Annie, Mattila, David K, Oosterman, Adrian, Paton, David, Robbins, Jooke, Schmitt, Natalie, Stevick, Peter, Tagarino, Alden, Thompson, KirstenGet access
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3225by Ulven, Stine Marie, Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund, Rundblad, Amanda, Myhrstad, Mari, Leder, Lena, Dahlman, Ingrid, De Mello, Vanessa D., Schwab, Ursula, Carlberg, Carsten, Pihlajamaki, Jussi, Hermansen, Kjeld, Dragested, Lars, Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjørg, Cloetens, Lieselotte, Åkesson, Bjørn, Rosqvist, Fredrik, Hukkanen, Janne, Herzig, Karl-Heinz, Savolainen, Markku J., Risérus, Ulf, Thorsdottir, Inga, Poutanen, Kaisa S., Arner, Peter, Uusitupa, Matti, Kolehmainen, MarjukkaGet access
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3226by Aplin, Ken P., Suzuki, Hitoshi, Chinen, Alejandro A., Chesser, R. Terry, ten Have, José, Donnellan, Stephen C., Austin, Jeremy, Frost, Angela, Gonzalez, Jean Paul, Herbreteau, Vincent, Catzeflis, Francois, Soubrier, Julien, Fang, Yin-Ping, Robins, Judith, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Bastos, Amanda D. S., Maryanto, Ibnu, Sinaga, Martua H., Denys, Christiane, Van Den Bussche, Ronald A., Conroy, Chris, Rowe, Kevin, Cooper, AlanGet access
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3227by Aplin, Kenneth P., Suzuki, Hitoshi, Chinen, Alejandro A., Chesser, R. Terry, ten Have, José, Donnellan, Stephen C., Austin, Jeremy, Frost, Angela, Gonzalez, Jean Paul, Herbreteau, Vincent, Catzeflis, Francois, Soubrier, Julien, Fang, Yin-Ping, Robins, Judith, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Bastos, Amanda D. S., Maryanto, Ibnu, Sinaga, Martua H., Denys, Christiane, Van, Den Bussche, Conroy, Chris, Rowe, Kevin, Cooper, AlanGet access
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3228by Ken P Aplin, Hitoshi Suzuki, Alejandro A Chinen, R Terry Chesser, José Ten Have, Stephen C Donnellan, Jeremy Austin, Angela Frost, Jean Paul Gonzalez, Vincent Herbreteau, Francois Catzeflis, Julien Soubrier, Yin-Ping Fang, Judith Robins, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Amanda D S Bastos, Ibnu Maryanto, Martua H Sinaga, Christiane Denys, Ronald A Van Den Bussche, Chris Conroy, Kevin Rowe, Alan CooperGet access
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3229by Aplin, Ken P., Suzuki, Hitoshi, Chinen, Alejandro A., Chesser, R. Terry, Have, José Ten, Donnellan, Stephen C., Austin, Jeremy, Frost, Angela, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul, Herbreteau, Vincent, Catzeflis, François, Soubrier, Julien, Fang, Yin-Ping, Robins, Judith, Matisoo-Smith, Elisabeth, Bastos, Amanda D.S., Maryanto, Ibnu, Sinaga, Martua H., Denys, Christiane, van den Bussche, Ronald A., Conroy, Chris, Rowe, Kevin, Cooper, AlanGet access
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3230by Aplin, Ken P., Suzuki, Hitoshi, Chinen, Alejandro A., Chesser, R. Terry, Have, José Ten, Donnellan, Stephen C., Austin, Jeremy, Frost, Angela, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul, Herbreteau, Vincent, Catzeflis, François, Soubrier, Julien, Fang, Yin-Ping, Robins, Judith, Matisoo-Smith, Elisabeth, Bastos, Amanda D.S., Maryanto, Ibnu, Sinaga, Martua H., Denys, Christiane, Van Den Bussche, Ronald A., Conroy, Chris, Rowe, Kevin, Cooper, AlanGet access
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3231by Scott, Nicholas, Brough, S., Croom, Scott M., Davies, Roger L., van de Sande, Jesse, Allen, J. T., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Bryant, Julia J., Cortese, Luca, d'Eugenio, Francesco, Federrath, Christoph, Ferreras, Ignacio, Goodwin, Michael, Groves, Brent, Konstantopoulos, Iraklis, Lawrence, Jon S., Medling, Anne M., Moffett, Amanda J., Owers, Matt S., Richards, Samuel, Robotham, A. S. G., Tonini, Chiara, Yi, Sukyoung K.Get access
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3232by Scott, Nicholas, Brough, S., Croom, Scott M., Davies, Roger L., van de Sande, Jesse, Allen, J. T., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Bryant, Julia J., Cortese, Luca, D'Eugenio, Francesco, Federrath, Christoph, Ferreras, Ignacio, Goodwin, Michael, Groves, Brent, Konstantopoulos, Iraklis, Lawrence, Jon S., Medling, Anne M., Moffett, Amanda J., Owers, Matt S., Richards, Samuel, Robotham, A. S. G., Tonini, Chiara, Yi, Sukyoung K.Get access
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3233by Sovio, Ulla, Bennett, Amanda J., Millwood, Iona Y., Molitor, John, O'Reilly, Paul F., Timpson, Nicholas J., Kaakinen, Marika, Laitinen, Jaana, Haukka, Jari, Pillas, Demetris, Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Molitor, Jassy, Hoggart, Clive, Coin, Lachlan J. M., Whittaker, John, Pouta, Anneli, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Freimer, Nelson B., Widen, Elisabeth, Peltonen, Leena, Elliott, Paul, Mccarthy, Mark I., Jarvelin, Marjo-RiittaGet access
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3234by Sovio, Ulla, Bennett, Amanda J, Millwood, Iona Y, Molitor, John, O'Reilly, Paul F, Timpson, Nicholas J, Kaakinen, Marika, Laitinen, Jaana, Haukka, Jari, Pillas, Demetris, Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Molitor, Jassy, Hoggart, Clive, Coin, Lachlan JM, Whittaker, John, Pouta, Anneli, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Freimer, Nelson B, Widen, Elisabeth, Peltonen, Leena, Elliott, Paul, McCarthy, Mark I, Jarvelin, Marjo-RiittaGet access
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3235by Ulla Sovio, Amanda J Bennett, Iona Y Millwood, John Molitor, Paul F O'Reilly, Nicholas J Timpson, Marika Kaakinen, Jaana Laitinen, Jari Haukka, Demetris Pillas, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Jassy Molitor, Clive Hoggart, Lachlan J M Coin, John Whittaker, Anneli Pouta, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Nelson B Freimer, Elisabeth Widen, Leena Peltonen, Paul Elliott, Mark I McCarthy, Marjo-Riitta JarvelinGet access
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3236by Sovio, Ulla, Bennett, Amanda J., Millwood, Iona Y., Molitor, John, O'Reilly, Paul F., Timpson, Nicholas J., Kaakinen, Marika, Laitinen, Jaana, Haukka, Jari, Pillas, Demetris, Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Molitor, Jassy, Hoggart, Clive, Coin, Lachlan J. M., Whittaker, John, Pouta, Anneli, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Freimer, Nelson B., Widen, Elisabeth, Peltonen, Leena, Elliott, Paul, McCarthy, Mark I., Jarvelin, Marjo-RiittaGet access
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3237by Sovio, Ulla, Bennett, Amanda J, Millwood, Iona Y, Molitor, John, O'Reilly, Paul F, Timpson, Nicholas J, Kaakinen, Marika, Laitinen, Jaana, Haukka, Jari, Pillas, Demetris, Tzoulaki, Ioanna, Molitor, Jassy, Hoggart, Clive, Coin, Lachlan JM, Whittaker, John, Pouta, Anneli, Hartikainen, Anna-Liisa, Freimer, Nelson B, Widen, Elisabeth, Peltonen, Leena, Elliott, Paul, McCarthy, Mark I, Jarvelin, Marjo-RiittaGet access
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3238by Junqueira-Kipnis, Ana Paula, dos Anjos, Laura Raniere Borges, Barbosa, Lília Cristina de Souza, da Costa, Adeliane Castro, Borges, Kellen Christina Malheiros, Cardoso, Amanda da Rocha Oliveira, Ribeiro, Kaio Mota, Rosa, Sarah Brena Aparecida, Souza, Carine de Castro, das Neves, Rogério Coutinho, Saraiva, Guylherme, da Silva, Sueli Meira, Silveira, Erika Aparecida, Rabahi, Marcelo Fouad, Conte, Marcus Barreto, Kipnis, AndréGet access
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3239by Steiner, Nadja, Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-Rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J., Kauko, Hanna Maria, Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa, Michel, Loic, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, van Franeker, Jan Andries, Leeuwe, Maria van, Wongpan, PatGet access
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3240by Steiner, Nadja, Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-Rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J., Kauko, Hanna Maria, Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa, Michel, Loic, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, van Franeker, Jan Andries, Leeuwe, Maria van, Wongpan, PatGet access
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