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Amanda

Summary

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."[1][2] Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy. It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken.

Amanda
Pronunciation/əˈmændə/ ə-MAN-də
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Meaning“she who must (or is fit to) be loved”; "beautiful”; "deserving to be loved"; "beloved".
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"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].[3]

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.[4] In the United States, "Amanda" slowly became more prominent from the 1930s to the 1960s, ranking among the top 200 baby names.[4]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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  • Amanda Sampedro (born 1993), Spanish soccer player
  • Amanda Schull (born 1978), American actress and ballet dancer
  • Amanda Seales (born 1981), American actress, comedian, recording artist and radio personality
  • Amanda Setton (born 1985), American actress
  • Amanda Seyfried (born 1985), American actress and singer
  • Amanda Puspanditaning Sejati (born 1990), Indonesian lecturer and writer
  • Amanda Shires (born 1982), American fiddler, singer and songwriter
  • Amanda Simpson (born 1961), businesswoman and politician, first openly transgender woman political appointee
  • Amanda Somerville (born 1979), American singer, songwriter and vocal coach
  • Amanda Stepto (born 1970), Canadian actress and disk jockey
  • Amanda Strang (born 1980), French actress, fashion model, singer and television presenter
  • Amanda Swenson (1852-1919, Swedish-born American soprano singer
  • Amanda Swisten (born 1978), American actress and model

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  1. ^ Dictionary of first names. Ernest Weekley. London: Tiger Books Intl. 1994. ISBN 1-85501-375-4. OCLC 31399904.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Nuessel, Frank (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Greenwood Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780313283567.
  3. ^ Mathisen, Ralph (1982). "PLRE II Suggested Addenda and Corrigenda". Historia. 31 (3rd Qtr): 364–86. JSTOR 4435817. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Think Baby Names "Origin and meaning of Amanda"

Further reading edit

  • Leducq, M. H. (1853). "On the Origin and Primitive Meaning of the French word Ange". Proceedings of the Philological Society. 6 (132).
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