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Gender
Feminine
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Origin of the Name Amanda
Latin
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Usage of the Name Amanda
English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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Meaning of the Name Amanda
The name Amanda comes from the Latin word "amanda" meaning "lovable, worthy of being loved", which is derived from Latin "amare" - "to love".
The masculine form Amandus was borne by several early saints, including St. Amandus (c. 584 - 675), a French Christian saint. However, the feminine version of the name was not used during the Middle Ages and was first recorded in the 17th century.
The name came into general use in the 19th century and became very popular in the United States in the late 20th century.
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Interesting Facts about Amanda
- The mother character in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (1944) is named Amanda.
- At the South Pole, there is a neutrino telescope named AMANDA.
- Asteroid 725 Amanda is a minor planet that orbits our sun.
- Amanda's Pennant is a small, red or amber dragonfly that lives in North America, and Amanda's Blue is a bright blue butterfly that lives across Europe and Asia.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Amanda Lear (born c. 1939), a French singer, composer, and actress;
Amanda Plummer (born 1957), an American actress;
Amanda Sandrelli (born 1964), an Italian actress;
Amanda Tapping (born 1965), an English-Canadian actress;
Amanda Peet (born 1972), an American actress;
Amanda Palmer (born 1976), an American musician and the lead singer, pianist, and composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls;
Amanda González (born 1979), a Spanish field hockey player;
Amanda Françozo (born 1979), a Brazilian television presenter and model;
Amanda "Mandy" Moore (born 1984), an American singer, songwriter, and actress;
Amanda Seyfried (born 1985), an American actress;
Amanda Bynes (born 1986), an American actress.
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Names Related to Amanda
List of names related to Amanda.
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