Where the name Amanda come from?

The girl's name Amanda \a-man-da, am(a)-nda\ is pronounced ah-MAN-dah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "fit to be loved, lovable". Amanda first appeared on a 1212 birth record from Warwickshire, England. Literary: poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the 17th century. The name was probably moDELLed on Miranda. May also be used as a feminine form of Amandus, the name of a sixth-century French saint.