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HelpBe honest. Give me all the things you think when you hear the name Amanda
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It reminds me of a blonde girl who is popular and always wears red. It's not my favorite, but I think it's a pretty good name.
Annoying woman but, Mandi is nice.
This message was edited 12/27/2023, 6:15 PM
My strongest word-associations with it, that give it some of the vibe it has for me, is "demand" and "command"
That doesn't JUMP out at me, but to me Amanda sounds assertive and self-possessed - possibly imperious or haughty, but not necessarily.
I don't care for most names that start with an unstressed vowel, and Amanda has never seemed appealing to me.
My image is of a blond gal born in the 80s, who blends in well with people named Heather, Jessica, Sarah, Amy. Pretty and kind of bland, maybe a bit bratty. I most easily picture a gal who works in an office and is someone's boss. Seems competent and polite, not particularly interesting nor personable, but not repellent in any way really.
If I were asked to list names that seem like they'd suit a character who was selfish and manipulative, Amanda might come to mind. But that's not exactly my image of the name. It just has that potential.
Mandy makes it seem warmer and friendlier, less serious, less mature and 'professional'.
Now, unfortunately Mandy reminds me of the movie, not a good association. But it does seem suited to the character, and less so to the movie.
That doesn't JUMP out at me, but to me Amanda sounds assertive and self-possessed - possibly imperious or haughty, but not necessarily.
I don't care for most names that start with an unstressed vowel, and Amanda has never seemed appealing to me.
My image is of a blond gal born in the 80s, who blends in well with people named Heather, Jessica, Sarah, Amy. Pretty and kind of bland, maybe a bit bratty. I most easily picture a gal who works in an office and is someone's boss. Seems competent and polite, not particularly interesting nor personable, but not repellent in any way really.
If I were asked to list names that seem like they'd suit a character who was selfish and manipulative, Amanda might come to mind. But that's not exactly my image of the name. It just has that potential.
Mandy makes it seem warmer and friendlier, less serious, less mature and 'professional'.
Now, unfortunately Mandy reminds me of the movie, not a good association. But it does seem suited to the character, and less so to the movie.
This message was edited 12/27/2023, 11:43 AM
I think it's a bit old. the first Amandas I've known were Michael De Santa's wife in GTA V, and my first english teacher (who was, like a large minority of anglophone Israelis, born in South Africa)
I don't really mind Amanda, but heartily dislike whiney Mandy. For that reason, if I ever used Amanda it would be as a mn only.
I have two associations. One, an Amanda who is always called Mandy, is part of a family with a tradition of using A- names. Quite a pleasant child.
The other is a literary character in Margery Allingham's detective novels - with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers and maybe Ngaio Marsh she is one of the greats of the 1930s crime fiction writers. Amanda is the detective's love interest and, eventually, wife. In one of the later books they meet some Americans, one of whom says "I shall call you Mandy!", to which Amanda replies "Yes, I suppose you would." She is an engineer, and the daughter of a duke.
I have two associations. One, an Amanda who is always called Mandy, is part of a family with a tradition of using A- names. Quite a pleasant child.
The other is a literary character in Margery Allingham's detective novels - with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers and maybe Ngaio Marsh she is one of the greats of the 1930s crime fiction writers. Amanda is the detective's love interest and, eventually, wife. In one of the later books they meet some Americans, one of whom says "I shall call you Mandy!", to which Amanda replies "Yes, I suppose you would." She is an engineer, and the daughter of a duke.
This message was edited 12/26/2023, 11:03 PM
being brutal and honest.. makes me think of a high school mean girl who went on to become a nurse
**Nothing against nurses-- the positive part of this is the learned compassion through nursing. Mad respect for nurses
**Nothing against nurses-- the positive part of this is the learned compassion through nursing. Mad respect for nurses
This message was edited 12/26/2023, 7:52 PM
I have contradictory opinions about it.
My knee jerk reaction is that it's dated, plodding, and boring. I grew up around so many Amandas. God, just... so many. I wish I could come up with the equivalent name for younger generations, so they understand how boring this name is. Anyway. I remember they ALL experienced, at one point, some teasing when kids discover the hilarious pun in the name and would obnoxiously yell "you're a man, DUH!" whenever an Amanda was near. In my accent,the name really does sound like "Uh man duh" which is not ideal.
BUT, part of me can appreciate Amanda. When I remember that it's actually a Baroque invention, it softens into something more poetic. It has a warmth to it, and I especially love it as a middle name. In the middle, the boring familiarity of it mellows nicely into something sweetly sentimental.
Amanda could become interesting again if it had the right middle name, I think. Maybe something that really plays on the imaginative history of the name.
My knee jerk reaction is that it's dated, plodding, and boring. I grew up around so many Amandas. God, just... so many. I wish I could come up with the equivalent name for younger generations, so they understand how boring this name is. Anyway. I remember they ALL experienced, at one point, some teasing when kids discover the hilarious pun in the name and would obnoxiously yell "you're a man, DUH!" whenever an Amanda was near. In my accent,the name really does sound like "Uh man duh" which is not ideal.
BUT, part of me can appreciate Amanda. When I remember that it's actually a Baroque invention, it softens into something more poetic. It has a warmth to it, and I especially love it as a middle name. In the middle, the boring familiarity of it mellows nicely into something sweetly sentimental.
Amanda could become interesting again if it had the right middle name, I think. Maybe something that really plays on the imaginative history of the name.
- strong; class president type
- preppy
- blonde
- vintage
- preppy
- blonde
- vintage
It's pretty name but it reminds me of Miranda in my opinion.
I like a lot.
My eye brow person is Amanda and she hates Mandy
My eye brow person is Amanda and she hates Mandy
Always liked it, never met one, don't care for the suggested diminutive at all. That's pretty much it.
Like I share with many people constantly, as a bearer of the name with the nickname Mandy/Mandi (I changed the spelling to an I when I was in middle school as I was one of many and I thought it made it stand out but some of my family members forget so I still accept Mandy), I have a love hate relationship with it. I grew up being born in 1986 when the name was the third most popular name for girls that year. I grew up in 90s. I don't hear it much for girls under the age of 20 so I get pleasantly surprised when I do see it.
Growing up, I was teased a lot with "A-man-duh" which didn't help as well as the fact that the local zoo had a gorilla by that name (I am a brunette so had dark hair on my arms...I think you can see where that goes). That all being said, as an adult I like the versatility of it. Professionally, I tend to go by Amanda as it's easier to translate between languages but between friends and family I stick with Mandi unless specifically I tell work otherwise.
Growing up, I was teased a lot with "A-man-duh" which didn't help as well as the fact that the local zoo had a gorilla by that name (I am a brunette so had dark hair on my arms...I think you can see where that goes). That all being said, as an adult I like the versatility of it. Professionally, I tend to go by Amanda as it's easier to translate between languages but between friends and family I stick with Mandi unless specifically I tell work otherwise.
I like it, very nice
List of thoughts about Amanda, not necessarily good or bad but what comes to mind. I think it’s a fine name despite some of these comments:
- Amanda Bynes
- dated to the 80s/90s
- to me as a kid sounded like “a man, duh!”
- Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday
- Mandy seems somehow more dated than Amanda
- Mandy reminds me of a Jonas Brothers song
- Amanda Bynes
- dated to the 80s/90s
- to me as a kid sounded like “a man, duh!”
- Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday
- Mandy seems somehow more dated than Amanda
- Mandy reminds me of a Jonas Brothers song