Amanda

  • Girl
  • 6 letters
English Worthy of being loved. Literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century.
Latin Lovable, worthy of love. Some scholars believe this name was invented by 17th century British dramatist Colley Cibber who gave it to a character in his play 'Love's Last Shift.' Noel Coward later named a character Amanda in 'Private Lives'.
Spanish Lovable.

Amanda is a girl’s name of English, Latin and Spanish origin. Meaning in English: Worthy of being loved. Literary; poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the seventeenth century. Meaning in Latin: Lovable, worthy of love. Some scholars believe this name was invented by 17th century British dramatist Colley Cibber who gave it to a character in his play ‘Love’s Last Shift.’ Noel Coward later named a character Amanda in ‘Private Lives’. Meaning in Spanish: Lovable. The name has 6 letters.

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English Latin German Italian Spanish Swedish Teutonic

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