Amanda

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Latin influence. A feminine proper name literally meaning "worthy to be loved" and the feminine of Latin amandus, German of amare "to love". ^[1] More contemporarily believed to have been created by a playwright named Colley Cibber in the 17th Century. His translation of the Latin was "lovable.” ^[1]

POPULARITY

Popularity of the female name Amanda (Social Security Administration)

FACTS

• “Amanda’s” was a 1983 situation comedy staring Bea Arthur as a small hotel owner.
• Amanda is the name of a successful vocal ensemble from Sweden
• “The Amanda Show” was an extremely popular television program on the Nickelodeon television network for children and teenagers. It starred Amanda Bynes and aired in the United States, Australia, The Netherlands, Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom. It was a variety-type show.
• During 1999-2002 its popularity peaked, and it won and was nominated for several Emmy Awards. Nickelodeon continues to rebroadcast episodes of The Amanda Show in the UK and Australia in the United States. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• Amanda, A functional programming computer language derived, with some changes, mostly from “Miranda.” Developed by Dick Bruin for MS-DOS and NeXT. ^[1]
• AMANDA (acronym) Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk
• AMANDA (acronym) Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
• Amanda Park, WA Zip code(s): 98526
• Amanda, OH Population (1990) Zip code(s): 43102
• "Amanda" was a successful song preformed and release by the United States band Boston in 1986 after a seven year band hiatus.
• Amanda V. Houston Fellowship was established 1993 in honor of Boston College's first Black Studies Program Director. According to Boston College, "One of her particular concerns was that BC students of African descent prepare themselves to engage national and international issues as informed leaders and

citizens of the world." ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Amanda Bynes, actress
• Amanda Plummer, actress
• Amanda Congdon (b. 1981), actress, writer and video blogger
• Amanda, a vocal ensemble from Sweden
• Amanda Green is an award-winning singer and songwriter. Amanda Green recently made her Broadway debut writing the lyrics for the Broadway Musical HIGH FIDELITY, based on the Nick Hornby novel and film. Additionally, she won the 2004 JONATHAN LARSON Award, an L.A. DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD NOMINATION (Best Score), a GARLAND AWARD (Best Score) and 'Critics Pick' of The Los Angeles Times for her lyrics for the musical comedy UP THE WEEK WITHOUT A PADDLE. She has, on occasion, had some fun with the Broadway establishment by co-writing songs for a musical version of the x-rated movie "Debbie Does Dallas," titled an album "Put a Little Love in your Mouth" and begs the question "Does this song make my ass look fat?" ^[1]

OTHER AMANDA'S

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Author: Mike Szimanski

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