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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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Those sales were fuelled by the success of The Housemaid, which was first published in 2022 and was turned into a film last year starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I just feel bad because Amanda knows that what she did was wrong, and she’s trying to come to terms with it, but she is not well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Zillow home-trends expert Amanda Pendleton said she’s seeing “sellers in this environment increasingly willing to offer concessions.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

‘Project Hail Mary’ gets a soaring film adaptation, Steve Carell plays a meddling dad, Amanda Peet stars in an off-beat dramedy, and much, much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Nancy had seen the picture of herself, Bess, and George with Stacy, Mr. Johnson, and Amanda.

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