Amy. I prefer it because it just has a more timeless style in my opinion.
Amanda feels more dated to me, but not for any reason I know of. It shouldn't. I believe they're about the same.
I think maybe I'm just not into names that start with "um."
I've never seen
Amata and I mainly notice it's really rhythmic, so I want to rhyme it with things.
Amata ricotta.
Amata errata.
The t becomes a d sound in my accent, so I'd slightly prefer
Amada.
I dunno, it's nice, just kind of bland seeming to me right now, because of the popularity of names like
Amara,
Amira,
Amelia,
Amaia.
- mirfak