# Amanda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈmændə/ · frequency rank #7,093

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Anda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-anda)
- **amend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-amend)
- **Anand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-anand)
- **Amina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-amina)
- **Asada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-asada)
- **Amara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-amara)
- **Amaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-amaya)
- **amends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-amends)
- **armada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-armada)
- **Armando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-armando)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-amanda)
- **agenda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agenda-vs-amanda)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aamnda`, `amadna`, `amanad`, `amandda`, `amannda`, `ammanda`, `amnada`, `maanda`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amanda