Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, "she who must (or is fit to) be loved".
"Amanda" comes from ama- (the stem of the Latin verb amare, "to love") plus the feminine nominative singular gerundive ending (-nda).
); she cared for his estates and raised their children after he adopted the monastic life: 'curat illa saeculi curas, ne tu cures'" (Paul.
The name has also recently been popular in Sweden, where it ranked twentieth for girls born in 2009, down five places from the year 2008.
It is also popular in Swedish-speaking families in Finland, where it ranked among the top ten names for girls born to this demographic group.