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Pretty on paper. Stuck up, pretentious, would be my impression in real life. Minty would actually mitigate that - the right person could carry it off well, and it would be memorable and interesting.

Although I can't see myself ever actually using it, I do kind of like it. It's very . . . flavorful?. . . to me. Spunky and sophisticated. I think Minty actually kind of fun.

I love it in theory, and Minty would be really cute, IMO. But then I'm a plant freak as well as a name nerd. :) I would never actually use it, because the "mint" sound is a bit hard to really love the name.

I think it's usable, but I don't care for the nickname Minty. The good thing about Araminta is that there are other nickname possibilities. Ara or Ari would be nice.

It's totally usable, although I wouldn't use it myself. Maybe it is the mint but it seems somehow stripey and fresh, like crisp striped linen curtains. I used to work with one who was always known as Minty, so it sounds fine to me - unless your surname is McGinty or something! Min or Minnie would be fine too.

I really like Araminta and I think it's usable. I think Minty would be an acceptable household nn but not something to go by or be called in public.

Araminta makes me think of a character named Varaminta in a book I read. The author just stuck a v in front of the name. Minty is an OK nickname, I think.

I don't understand the appeal to this name. Every time someone mentions it, it gets a ton of praise, but I just don't like it. At all. All I hear is "mint."

Uh, it's minty fresh? Minty does put me off but I can understand Araminta's appeal. It's usable but I'd rather see another nick such as Ara or Ari.

I love Araminta! The possible nickname "Minty" delights me.

I love it and think Minty is cute.

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I really enjoy Araminta. It's so fun, whimsical and yet still has some great background. I love that it's a legit name that you never see. It really gets my imagination working.

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I think it is usuable, but certain parents would pull it off better than others. It is definitely an intellectual, artsy, rather anti-trendy kind of name. I could see it being used very successfully by a pair of Literature professor parents or an Arthurian magical wizards and unicorns nerdy kind of family. It's definitely not your run of the mill name.

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I like Minty. As BBH put it, it is rather refreshing ;) But I also like Min as a nickname. I find that rather darling.

I like it in a way, because it has an eighteenth century flavor to it, but then I don't like it, because of the "mint" syllable.

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The possible nickname Minty would definitely put me off. I guess I would consider it usable, though I would never use it.

I love it to pieces . . .

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I've loved it ever since I was a kid, when I read M. M. Kaye's "The Ordinary Princess", in which the titular character is named Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne (aka Amy, because, you know, she's ordinary). It's a delightful book, btw.

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Anyway, Araminta stuck, and I still find it absolutely delightful. I'm not sure I'd use it on a real child, but I'd be stoked to see it on someone else's child.

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Minty is cute, almost too cute, but I wouldn't let it put me off if I decided to use it.

I think it is usable and cute. Minty is a little annoying, but Araminta is "refreshing!" lol.