Where does “Amanda” come from?

Amanda is an English given name derived from the Latin Amanda, a feminine form of the gerundive amandus meaning "worthy of love" or "to be loved."

Ancestry of “Amanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAmanda—
2Latinamanduswhich is to be loved; which is to be liked; which...
3Latinamōto love
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Amanda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →