Amanda

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This is the name my DSIL likes for a girl. What do you think? Middle name would be Mary.

I cant hear anything but 'a - man- DUH' 😆

I love it and it's on my list. She'll probably be only one in her class. It's so much better than the lily, Ava, Sophie, Emily, Grace, Isabel names which are so indicative of the age of the child. Amanda is ageless.

I prefer Amanda makes me think of Amadea. And I think I prefer Amadea ;)

But Amanda is really pretty.

Shoot.

That makes no sense.:

I prefer Amanda makes me think of Amadea.

To be fair Sophie is pretty ageless. Amanda isn't really ageless. Most women called Amanda will have been born in then1970-1990 bracket and most between 1975-1985 I would think.

Noooo! It's far too 70s for me and would run the risk of being shortened to Mandy which is awful.

My name is Amanda shortened to Mandy. Aside from the Barry Manifold song I accept both my names for what they are and what they make me.
The meaning of the name is beautiful 'worthy of love'

No!
What about Amaya?

Amanda (Jane) here! Born in the 70s.. 'Nowt wrong with the name... Get called Mand, Manda, Manda but don't mind. Amanda is a great name #slightlybiased

It would be ageless if you had a "this generation" Amanda. Unlike the many 5-7 year old Izzys, 3 year old Avas, etc. Not sure why 70/80s names are not cinsidered more. Is it because we need to wait for them to die out for the name to get a resurgence for sentimentality?
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I love it but I only ever met a lovely Amanda. I think it is timeless.

Never liked the name as every one of the hundreds of Amandas I knew growing up were horrible. Agree the middle name for Amanda has to be Jane - there IS a law proclaiming this so alas Mary cannot be used.

Amanda's not timeless...

A timeless name is one like Grace or Elizabeth. You can't pin their frequent use to a particular time period.

Thanks. I wanted unbiased opinions as it's certainly split rl ones. I think I like it. Her boy choice however... Simon before you ask!

Knox.

Grace isn't timeless. I was born in the 60s, there were none at school and we thought of it as a real 'old lady' name.

There are very few names that are actually 'timeless'. Yes Elizabeth could be one. Also Anna. But most names come and go in waves of popularity. Or just come around once, like Gladys which was once a 'new name' and super popular around 1900 - 1920, but unlike say Elsie, Edith or Florence, hasn't been revived as an 'old lady chic' name.

I think Amanda is very pretty OP.

I love Amanda. Simon is also on the list for the baby we have on the way.

No. Do not like.

See also: Belinda, Natalie, Rebecca, Gemma.

These names all keep popping up lately, and they're bloody awful IMO. They were overused in my era, and I'm 43!

But they're lovely names Koala. Well maybe Gemma not quite so much, but it's fine. Much nicer than names like Isla and Elsie which are so popular now.

I like Gemma, really dislike Rebecca admittedly.

I actually really love Natalia and Gemma ;). they may have been overused 40 years ago but currently? certainly not.. I really like granny names, but they're really popular...

Isn't it a bit, well, ageist to think you can't possibly give someone a name which a middle-aged woman might also have?

Elsie is hugely popular now but until quite recently it was a granny name. I suppose today's grannies are called Sarah, Debbie, Helen, Susan, Linda, Tracey, Karen etc.

Anything to avoid the kitten names we are drowning in at the moment.