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Amanda

American  
[uh-man-duh] / əˈmæn də /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “beloved.”


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Amanda is one of more than a dozen Jewish people from a range of UK communities who have spoken to Panorama - including an NHS midwife, a student and a musician who was kidnapped.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

As Salon’s Amanda Marcotte recently explained on “The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent,” Fox is still the authoritative voice of the movement for older conservatives.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“Beijing wants to use the meeting to reframe policy options for Taipei and Washington,” said Amanda Hsiao, a China director for the Eurasia Group, a political-risk advisory firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He also has two adult offspring: Daughter Bo is from a previous relationship with Amanda Rushing; he shares son Spencir, 27, with his first wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At lunch, Amanda says I can have her last Lifesaver because her grandma died last year and she knows what it is like to be sad.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na