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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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In research published in the journal Science this month, she and Natalia Emanuel and Amanda Pallais presented evidence that remote work has made Americans lonelier and more mentally distressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Amanda Nunes, the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, is an out lesbian from Brazil.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

More likely, as Salon’s Amanda Marcotte has brilliantly observed, Trump actively seeks out these adversarial environments.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The German, then aged 37, became the first women's singles champion at the London club for 52 years when she beat eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in last year's final as a qualifier.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Stacy gave Amanda a second to answer for herself, but Amanda simply dipped her brush in the red paint and silently swiped it along the fence.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

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