Huh

[ithildin]

I've been looking up names for some of the secondary characters for my Queen of Swords fic, and came across in entry for 'Amanda':

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish

Pronounced: ə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian) [key]
Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love". It came into regular use during the 19th century.

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[idontlikegravy.livejournal.com]

Well that's obviously untrue, otherwise Amanda couldn't possibly be called...oh. ;-D Hmm, seems the research gremlins have struck Highlander again *g*

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Sophie says the name actually shows up in a register in 1212, so that's a bit closer!