AMANDA

In part this is a feminine forma de AMANDUS. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was recreated by authors and poets who based it directly on Latín amanda lovable, worthy of love. Notably, the playwright Colley Cibber used it for a character in his play Loves Last Shift (1696). It came into regular use during the 19th century.

“ə-MAN-də (English), a-MAN-da (Spanish, Italian, German)”