amanda

English - English

Definition of amanda in English English dictionary

A female given name

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'.

used since the 17th century

Hyphenation

A·man·da

Turkish pronunciation

ımändı

Pronunciation

/əˈmandə/ /əˈmændə/

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". Taken to regular use as an English given name from 18th century literature.

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