Manda

See also: manda, mandá, mandà, and mända

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Manda

1. a Dravidian language of southern India.
2. an aboriginal language of Australia.
3. a Bantu language of Tanzania.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Manda, mha ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Manda, zma ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Manda, mgs ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Manda, id ⁠

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Manda

1. A diminutive of the female given name Amanda

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hindi मन्दा (mandā). Also from a Czech derivative of the female personal name Magdalena.

Proper noun

Manda (plural Mandas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manda is the 33810^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Manda is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (44.58%) and White (40.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.

Anagrams

• A and M, A. and M., Daman, Madan, ad-man, adman, amand, daman

Chichewa

Etymology

From Tumbuka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmá.ⁿda/

Proper noun

Mánda

1. a surname from Tumbuka

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Manda was the 16th most common surname in Malawi (64 303 persons = 0.4 percent of the population) and the 54th most common surname in Zambia (29 815 persons = 0.2 percent of the population).