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What do you think of the names Amanda and Amelia? I, personally, can't stand them, but if you do like them can you try to convince me to like them? This may sound strange, but I want to like those names.
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I used to like Amanda, and the meaning still tempts me, but now I find it a bit too heavy. Still, it's a nice name.
Amelia is one of my weak points... I love it, I really do. Unfortunately it's gaining popularity, and I have the terrible fear it will and up as the second Emma (a great name popularised and ruined). I believe one of the characters in that new Tom Hanks film (I hate Tom Hanks so much!) is called Amelia, and when a great name appears in a popular movie i start to feel really bad about it.
EDIT: some typos :-)
Amelia is one of my weak points... I love it, I really do. Unfortunately it's gaining popularity, and I have the terrible fear it will and up as the second Emma (a great name popularised and ruined). I believe one of the characters in that new Tom Hanks film (I hate Tom Hanks so much!) is called Amelia, and when a great name appears in a popular movie i start to feel really bad about it.
EDIT: some typos :-)
This message was edited 9/23/2004, 3:48 AM
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Amanda I don't like, sorry - the list of genuinely nice Amandas I've met currently stands at zero!
Amelia I love, partly because of a gorgeous little girl in my brother's year (he's 6) - she's tall for her age, slim, with fluffy red hair and big mid-blue eyes. I also like the sound of it - it has a soft, bouncy sound (kind of marshmallow-like, really :-D . . . now I'm just getting silly).
Amelia I love, partly because of a gorgeous little girl in my brother's year (he's 6) - she's tall for her age, slim, with fluffy red hair and big mid-blue eyes. I also like the sound of it - it has a soft, bouncy sound (kind of marshmallow-like, really :-D . . . now I'm just getting silly).
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Amanda is one of my favorite names-pretty, soft, feminine with a nice nickname-Mandy. Or Manda. I don't much care for Amelia-I don't like the "meal" sound in the middle.
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Amanda first appeared in 1221 in England. It's probably not a 17th-century invention, although the literary use of it is pleasant. It has a lovely meaning, and a good history. It was very popular in the '80s, but is less used now (sometimes today it's supplanted by Miranda). It has good flow, and sounds nicely feminine without being frilly.
Amelia is an old, classic, royal name full of elegance and stateliness. It's pleasantly old-fashioned and not terribly overused (yet). It's a little frillier than Amanda imo, but is still a good strong name.
I love both names.
Miranda
Amelia is an old, classic, royal name full of elegance and stateliness. It's pleasantly old-fashioned and not terribly overused (yet). It's a little frillier than Amanda imo, but is still a good strong name.
I love both names.
Miranda
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