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I was very, very close to being Amanda Lynne (Lynne being my mother's middle name) - until my grandmother put her foot down that her granddaughter was not going to be called "a mandolin." That, and a friend of hers was due earlier and wanted to name her daughter Amanda. (Plot twist: not only did I wind up being born first, but neither woman named their daughter Amanda anyway.)

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Not being an Amanda proved to be a bit of a blessing, though, given how many Amandas I went to school with - in serious competition with all the Ashleys, Brittanys, Stephanies, and Tiffanys. That, and as soon as someone made an "A man, duh!" joke I couldn't get the sound association to leave my head.

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This name is peak Millennial, which is why popularity is falling fast (this will leave the Top 500 soon). I vastly prefer the similar-sounding Miranda, of which I wouldn't mind encountering a few in real life. (The only one I've ever personally met, actually spells her name Myranda.)

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