Amanda

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 French 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 German 5.1 Proper noun 6 Italian 6.1 Proper noun 7 Norwegian 7.1 Proper noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Proper noun 9 Swedish 9.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, gerund of amare (to love) : thus meaning "worthy of being loved" or "worthy of love".

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Amanda

Plural -

Amanda

1. A female given name, used since the 17th century.

[edit] Quotations

• 1767 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy: Book VII, Chapter 31:

  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 course.

• 1994 Caroline Graham: Written in Blood: page 35:

  Sue always thought of her offspring as Amanda. Allowing her to name the child had been one of the last indulgences that Brian had seen fit to bestow. Even then he had not the generosity to conceal his displeasure at her choice. Pretentious. Snobbish. Affected. The baby had been 'Mandy' from the day of her birth and, once Brian had really got the hang of high-rise/comprehensive linguistic mores, 'Mand'.

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• Mandy

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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Declension of Amanda (type kala) singular plural nominative Amanda – genitive Amandan – partitive Amandaa – accusative Amanda Amandan – inessive Amandassa – elative Amandasta – illative Amandaan – adessive Amandalla – ablative Amandalta – allative Amandalle – essive Amandana – translative Amandaksi – instructive – – abessive Amandatta – comitative – – 1) Rare.

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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• Amandine

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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Amanda f.

1. A female given name, of Latin origin.

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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Amanda f.

1. A female given name, of Latin origin.

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Amanda

1. A female given name of Latin origin.