![]() In the United States, "Amanda" slowly became more prominent from the 1930s to the 1960s, ranking among the top 200 baby names. In England the name "Amanda" first appeared in 1212 on a birth record from Warwickshire, England, and five centuries later the name was popularized by poets and playwrights. 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”'. ![]() In this case, the gerundive expresses an order and other names, especially female names, were derived from this verb form, such as “Miranda”. Simplifying the name’s etymology, “Amanda” comes from the stem of the verb amare plus the gerundive ending (-nda). It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken. Other meanings could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy. ![]() ![]() verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. ![]()
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