Most names beginning with the letter A suggest a personality of authority, arrogance, and absolutism. And when combined with the maternal and motherly letter M, these names take on the air of benign power found in the words: amazing, ambassador, amulet, ample, amigo, and ambrosia. Because these reassuring characteristics are amplified by the dominant qualities of the dapper, dignified letter D, we expect the AMDs of this world to be defined by gentility and an adamant refusal to be pushed around. Those whose names (Armond, Armindo, and Armondo) also contain the letter R, are blessed with the lusty passions of this letter of romance, raciness, randiness, and robustness.
Seldom aggressive and always tactful, AMD people are those behind-the-scenes people who prefer to facilitate rather than direct. Their natural sociability lends itself well to dealing with people in all kinds of situations, but AMDs are better designed to achieve success in their business lives rather than in their personal lives. Articulate, ambitious and commanding, they’re characterized by a kind of dizzy energy, which -- while allowing them to stay focused on their work -- makes them vulnerable to losing sight of their goals.
Although AMDs are more likely to follow their heads than their hearts, they have an instinctive empathy for the emotional needs of others, which explains why so many people are drawn to the AMD’s intense nature. When you enter their inner circle, there's a sense of coming in from the cold, but like most people whose names begin with the letter A, this warmth can burn with resentment when they suspect any disloyalty.
AMDs are industrious and efficient in their business lives, but have a tendency towards rigidity under stress. This lack of flexibility might cost them in their careers, but with their extraordinary abilities to overcome obstacles, new doors open as quickly as they slam them shut. A low-key work-environment would go a long way in easing their tension, but the AMD will have none of this: they are irresistibly drawn toward high-stress pursuits like journalism, medicine, management and finance.
Because the AMDs’ enthusiastic approach to their relationships is awkwardly coupled with some deep (and well-hidden) insecurities, the AMD’s mate will have to be particularly perceptive and even-tempered if the union is going to have a chance of surviving into old age.
