Amanda

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Amanda

  • /əˈmændə/
  • [əˈmɛəndə]

Rhymes with -ændə

Where it comes from

Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature. Doublet of Aimee.

proper noun Amandas

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from Latin. O there is a sweet era in the life of man, when ( the brain being tender and fibrillous, and more like pap than anything else ) - a story read of two fond lovers, separated from each other by cruel parents, and by still more cruel destiny - Amandus - He Amanda - She - each ignorant of the other's co
  2. countable, uncountable A township in Allen County, Ohio.
  3. countable, uncountable A township and village therein, in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  4. countable, uncountable A township in Hancock County, Ohio.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: honey, kid, home, door, remy, lovable, adorable, endearing, delightful, charming, appealing, winsome, sweet, enchanting, likable, amiable

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name female given name

EspañolAmanda
PortuguêsAmanda
FrançaisAmanda
DeutschAmanda
ItalianoAmanda
ΕλληνικάΑμάντα Amánta
РусскийАма́нда Amánda

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"Amanda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amanda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Amanda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amanda

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@misc{amanda_2026,
  title = {Amanda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amanda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}