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Amanda was very nearly my name - and Lynne, my mother's middle name, would've been my middle name in that case. This did not happen for 2 reasons:

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1. My mom's close friend, who was due earlier, also wanted to use Amanda for her daughter. (Funnily enough, she ended up naming her daughter Felicia instead.)
2. My grandma (mom's mom) put her foot down and said she refused to have a granddaughter called "a mandolin."

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Given that #1 wound up not happening - and that I wound up an early arrival, and born before my childhood friend - I am grateful for #2, because I wouldn't want to be "a mandolin" either. Outside of instrumental associations, Amanda was not only super popular on its own but also bore the same rhythm as another super popular name: Samantha. Of the two, I prefer Amanda (just don't like "Sam" at all and never have)... but ever since someone pointed out "A man, duh!" to me, I can't shake that. :-(

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