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 |
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| 1 | Latin | Amanda | — |
| 2 | Latin | amandus | which is to be loved; which is to be liked; which... |
| 3 | Latin | amō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Amanda”