Word
amanda
Phoneticsaman·da
/əˈmændə/
Definition
n. a common name for a woman or girl.
n. a female given name, widely used in English-speaking countries since the mid-20th century.
Examples
“Amanda is my best friend from school.”
“The office manager, Amanda, will send you the registration forms by the end of the day.”
“While the name Amanda was popular in the late twentieth century, it remains a classic choice for parents seeking a traditional yet approachable name for their daughters.”
Examples
simple
“Amanda is my best friend from school.”
contextual
“The office manager, Amanda, will send you the registration forms by the end of the day.”
complex
“While the name Amanda was popular in the late twentieth century, it remains a classic choice for parents seeking a traditional yet approachable name for their daughters.”
Usage
As a proper noun, it is always capitalized.
Etymology
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.