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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Amanda	—
2	Latin	amandus	which is to be loved; which is to be liked; which...
3	Latin	amō	to love
4	Latin	Deus	God
5	Latin	dẹ̄vos	—
6	Old Latin	deivos	god, deity
7	Proto-Italic	deiwos	god, deity
8	Proto-Indo-European	deywós	god
9	Proto-Indo-European	dyew-	to be bright; sky, heaven