Your name of Amateur gives you a strong urge for independence. Once you get an idea, you forge ahead, despite obstacles, until you reach the end of your project. Investigating and studying various aspects of nature, for example, as an astronomer or naturalist, appeal to your desire to seek an understanding of life. Yet, when they get to know you, they realize you are loyal in friendships and would go to any length to help someone in need. You will not tolerate dominance by others because your freedom means too much to you. This name restricts spontaneity in association and the fluency of your verbal expression. From early in life, you have asserted your individuality, learning through your own experiences, relying upon your ingenuity and practical creativity to accomplish your objectives. You prefer to be alone with your own thoughts, rather than in the company of others. You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth. There is originality and depth of thought contained in this name, particularly along practical and mathematical lines.