Amanda
Amanda comes directly from the Latin gerund "amanda" — "she who must be loved" or "worthy of love." It is one of the rare names with a literal Latin grammatical structure: the gerundive form expressing obligation. The name was essentially invented by 17th-century playwrights and poets who liked the Latin sound — Colley Cibber used it in his 1696 play "Love's Last Shift." For most of the 18th and 19th centuries, Amanda was a literary name more than a common one. Then in the 1970s, it exploded. Amanda was the #2 girl name in the US from 1977 to 1983, behind only Jennifer. An entire generation of American women carries the name. The peak was so steep and so concentrated that Amanda now reads as a definitively 1970s-80s name. I think the name's decline is partly the inevitable backlash against its own success, but it is also a sound issue. "A-MAN-da" — there is a masculine word right in the middle of it, which gives the name a slightly heavy quality. The actress Amanda Seyfried and the playwright Amanda Gorman have given it more recent visibility, but I doubt it will return to peak soon. Amanda is a female name of Latin origin that means "Worthy of love". Open, expressive, and warm-hearted. The name sounds friendly. Amandas tend to be the social glue in their groups. US #2 from 1977-1983. Now outside top 400. Well-known people named Amanda include Amanda Seyfried (actress), Amanda Gorman (poet), Amanda Palmer (musician), Amanda Beard (Olympic swimmer). Common variations and related forms of Amanda include Amandine (French), Manda (short form), Mandy (nickname), Amandi (Old French).