English Explanatory Dictionary

Amanda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A township in Allen County, Ohio.
  4. A township and village therein, in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  5. A township in Hancock County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/əˈmændə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Amanda.wav [əˈmɛəndə]

Word forms

Amanda

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.

Related words

Mandy
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