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"The name of Amanthis has created a congenial nature with the desire to associate in friendship and understanding both socially and in the business world."-
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I fell in love with this name after watching Shirley Temple's the Little Colonel and eventually named my daughter Amanthis Rose.

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Meanings and history of the name Amanthis: | Edit

This was a once popular southern name in the mid 1800's to early 1900's.

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Amanthis Wan Sherrod (1848 - 1927)
Born in Hardin, Kentucky, USA on 1848 to Robert Sherrod and Margaret Smith. Amanthis Wan married Harrison Cundiff and had 4 children. She passed away on 10 Mar 1927 in Hartford, Kentucky, USA.

Amanthis in song, story & screen: | Edit

"The Old Colonel"(Dec. 11, 1836 - Feb 24, 1903)and his wife "Amanthis"
Real-life model for the characters in Annie Fellows, Johnston's "Little Colonel" series.\

“A collection of farces and other afterpieces: which are acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and Hay-Market, Volume 1-4. Mrs. Inchabald, Printed Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809 the University of Michigan.