*RELATIVES*
*FAMOUS AMANDAS*
*FICTIONAL AMANDAS*
*SONGS FOR AMANDA*
(“amanda” is a latin female gerundive name meaning “having to be loved”, “deserving to be loved”, or “worthy of love or loved very much by everyone”)
(the name “amanda” first appeared in 1212 on a birth record from ‘warwickshire, england, and 5 centuries later the name was popularized by ‘poets’ and ‘playwrights’)
(in the united states, “amanda” slowly became more prominent from the 1930s to the 1960s, ranking among the top 200 baby names)
(from 1976 to 1995, “amanda” ranked in the ten most popular female baby names in the united states)
(the name was most popular from 1978 to 1992, when it ranked in the top 4)
(at its prime, in 1980, it was the second most popular)
(in 2009, “Amanda” ranked #166)
(it was ranked among the “top 10 names” given to girls born in ‘Puerto Rico’ in 2009)
(the name is also currently popular in ‘sweden’, where it ranked 20th for girls born in 2009, down 5 places from 2008)
(it is also popular in swedish-speaking families in finland, where it ranked among the “top 10” names for girls born to ‘ethnic swedes’)