Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amanda

/əˈmændə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: aman-da
IPA: /əˈmændə/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"O there is a sweet era in the life of man, when ( the brain being tender and fibrillous, and more like pap than anything else ) - a story read of two fond lovers, separated from each other by cruel parents, and by still more cruel destiny - Amandus - He Amanda - She - each ignorant of the other's course."
"Sue always thought of her offspring as Amanda. Allowing her to name the child had been one of the last indulgences that Brian had seen fit to bestow. Even then he had not the generosity to conceal his displeasure at her choice. Pretentious. Snobbish. Affected. The baby had been 'Mandy' from the day of her birth and, once Brian had really got the hang of high-rise/comprehensive linguistic mores, 'Mand'."
"Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to Amanda Scales, its new chief of staff."

Etymology

Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved". Taken into regular use as an English given name from 18th-century literature. Doublet of Aimee.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Amanda

Usage

Inflected Forms

Amandas (plural)

Derived Forms

Mandy

Rhymes With

propaganda miranda panda banda veranda manda memoranda ganda chanda landa kanda handa

Questions

How do you pronounce amanda?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈmændə/.
What does amanda mean?: A female given name from Latin.
Where does amanda come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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