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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3241by Steiner, Nadja S., Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J, Kauko, Hanna M., Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa A., Michel, Loic, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, Van Franeker, Jan Andries, Van Leeuwe, Maria A, Wongpan, PatGet access
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3242by Steiner, Nadja S., Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J, Kauko, Hanna M., Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa A., Michel, Loic, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, Van Franeker, Jan Andries, Van Leeuwe, Maria A, Wongpan, PatGet access
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3243by Peltonen, Leena, Elliott, Paul, McCarthy, Mark I., Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Widen, Elisabeth, 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, Hartikaninen, Anna-Liisa, Freimer, Nelson B.Get access
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3244by 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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3245by 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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3246by Lawrence J. Niles, Humphrey P. Sitters, Amanda D. Dey, W. Atkinson, Allan J. Baker, Roberto Carmona, Kathleen E, Nigel A. Clark, Carmen Espoz, Patricia M. Gonzalez, Brian A. Harrington, Daniel E. Hernandez, Kevin S. Kalasz, Ricardo Matus, Clive D. T. Minton, R. I. Guy Morrison, Mark K, William Pitts, Robert A. Robinson, Inês L. Serrano, Limosa Old Ebford Lane EbfordGet access
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3247by Lawrence J. Niles, Humphrey P. Sitters, Amanda D. Dey, W. Atkinson, Allan J. Baker, Roberto Carmona, Kathleen E, Nigel A. Clark, Carmen Espoz, Patricia M. Gonzalez, Brian A. Harrington, Daniel E. Hernandez, Kevin S. Kalasz, Ricardo Matus, Clive D. T. Minton, R. I. Guy Morrison, Mark K, William Pitts, Robert A. Robinson, Inês L. Serrano, Limosa Old Ebford Lane EbfordGet access
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3248by Steiner, Nadja S., Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-Rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J, Kauko, Hanna M., Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa A., Michel, Loic, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, van Franeker, Jan Andries, van Leeuwe, Maria A, Wongpan, PatGet access
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3249by 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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3250by Hilary Bower, Mubarak El Karsany, Mazza Alzain, Benedict Gannon, Rehab Mohamed, Iman Mahmoud, Mawahib Eldegail, Rihab Taha, Abdalla Osman, Salim Mohamednour, Amanda Semper, Barry Atkinson, Daniel Carter, Stuart Dowall, Jenna Furneaux, Victoria Graham, Jack Mellors, Jane Osborne, Steven T Pullan, Gillian S Slack, Tim Brooks, Roger Hewson, Nicholas J Beeching, Jimmy Whitworth, Daniel G Bausch, Tom E FletcherGet access
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3251by 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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3252by Steiner, Nadja S., Bowman, Jeff, Campbell, Karley, Chierici, Melissa, Eronen-Rasimus, Eeva, Falardeau, Marianne, Flores, Hauke, Fransson, Agneta, Herr, Helena, Insley, Stephen J., Kauko, Hanna M., Lannuzel, Delphine, Loseto, Lisa, Lynnes, Amanda, Majewski, Andy, Meiners, Klaus M., Miller, Lisa A., Michel, Loïc, Moreau, Sebastien, Nacke, Melissa, Nomura, Daiki, Tedesco, Letizia, van Franeker, Jan Andries, van Leeuwe, Maria A., Wongpan, PatGet access
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3253by Lawrence J. Niles, Jonathan Bart, Humphrey P. Sitters, Amanda D. Dey, Kathleen E. Clark, Phillip W. Atkinson, Allan J. Baker, Karen A. Bennett, Kevin S. Kalasz, Nigel A. Clark, Jacquie Clark, Simon Gillings, Albert S. Gates, Patricia M. GonzÁlez, Daniel E. Hernandez, Clive D. T. Minton, R. I. Guy Morrison, Ronald R. PORTER, R. Ken Ross, C. Richard VeitchContributors: “...Amanda D. Dey...”
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3254by 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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3255by 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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3256by 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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3257by 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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3258by 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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3259by 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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3260by 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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