Amanda
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Amanda is a Latin gerundive name meaning "(female) that must be loved." In the majority of the seventeenth century, the freshness of Restoration drama in England included the creation of bright new character names, especially for women. Most of them had a Latin root. Amanda made her first appearance in mid seventeenth century in The Netherlands, later turning up in romantic poetry and novels. From 1976 to 1995, "Amanda" ranked in the ten most popular female baby names in the United States. The name was most popular from 1978 to 1992, when it ranked in the top 4. At its prime, in 1980, it was the second most popular. In 2005, "Amanda" ranked number 80.
Amanda may refer to:
- "Amanda" (song), a song by Boston
- Amanda (singer), a pop singer
- The Amanda (award), a Norwegian movie award
- The Amanda Show, a comedy/variety television program
- Amanda (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Amanda (novel), a 1984 novel by Candice F. Ransom
- Amanda, Ohio
- Amanda Park, Washington
- Amanda (Highlander), a female immortal on Highlander: The Series
- Amanda (Star Fox), Slippy Toad's fiancée in the video game Star Fox Command
AMANDA may refer to:
[edit] People with the given name Amanda
In music:
- Amanda Abizaid, a Lebanese singer/songwriter
- Amanda Lear (born 1946), a singer and model
- Amanda Marshall (born 1972), a Canadian singer
- Amanda Palmer, singer and pianist of musical duo The Dresden Dolls
- Amanda Stott (born 1982), a Canadian singer
In film and television:
- Amanda Aday (born 1981), an American actress
- Amanda Barrie (born 1935), an English actor
- Amanda Bearse (born 1958), an American actor, director, and comedian
- Amanda Blake (1929–1989), an American actor
- Amanda Bynes, an American actress
- Amanda Byram (born 1973), an Irish television personality
- Amanda De Cadenet (born 1972), a British actor
- Amanda Detmer (born 1971), an American actor
- Amanda Foreman (actress) (born 1966), an American actor
- Amanda Holden (born 1971), a British actor
- Amanda Hope (born 1969), an American model and actor
- Amanda Keller (born 1962), an Australian television personality
- Amanda Lamb (born 1972), a British television presenter and former model
- Amanda Michalka (born 1991), an American actor and singer-songwriter
- Amanda Ooms (born 1964), a Swedish actor
- Amanda Pays (born 1959), an English actor
- Amanda Peet (born 1972), an American actor
- Amanda Peterson (born 1971), an American actor
- Amanda Randolph (1896–1967), an American actor
- Amanda Plummer (born 1957), an American actor
- Amanda Redman (born 1959), a British actor
- Amanda Righetti (born 1984), an American actor
- Amanda Root, a British actor
- Amanda Seyfried (born 1985), an American actor or model
- Amanda Stepto (born 1970), a Canadian actor
- Amanda Tapping (born 1965), a Canadian actor
- Amanda Walsh (born 1982), a Canadian television personality and actor
- Amanda Winn Lee, an American voice actor
- Amanda Wyss (born 1960), an American actor
In literature:
- Amanda Anderson, author
- Amanda Craig (born 1959), a British novellaist
- Amanda Foreman (biographer) (born 1968), a biographer
- Amanda McKittrick Ros (1860–1939), an Irish writer
- Amanda Urban, a literary agent
In sports:
- Amanda Borden (born 1977), an American gymnast
- Amanda Coetzer (born 1971), a South African tennis player
- Amanda Levens (born 1979), an American basketball player
In politics:
- Amanda Platell (born 1957), an Australian media personality
- Amanda Vanstone (born 1952), an Australian politician
In misc:
- Amanda Beard (born 1981), an American Olympic swimmer
- Amanda Coogan (born 1971), an Irish performance artist
- Amanda Hesser, a chef, cookbook author and food reporter
- Amanda Lexx, a model
- Amanda Schull (born 1978), an American dancer
- Amanda Swafford (born 1979), an American model
- Amanda Von Brandt (died 1915), a Swedish countess
[edit] Fictional
- Amanda Fowler, a character on Another World
- Amanda Grayson, a character in the Star Trek universe
- Amanda Sefton, a character and witch in the Marvel Universe
- Amanda Waller, a character from the DC Universe
- Amanda White, a character in the Left Behind series
