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Araminta
Saw a birth notice in the paper for an Araminta Sophie. Never heard of this name before, can't decide if i like it or not.
Surely they'd get Minty as a nickname and thats a little tacky.
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I loved it for a while, and Aminta / Amynta as well. But now I find it a bit too frilly. I would not want the nn Minty for myself or my child, so that's another detractor. LOL. Minnie or Minna would be cute, though. Araminta Sophie isn't a bad combo at all, btw.
~Heather~
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I knew an Araminta with the nn Minta. It fit her well, but may be cutesy on others.
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I LOVE it, but I prefer the spelling Aramyntha... I have a neopet (Neopets) with that name :P I wouldn' use it as FN for a real girl, though.
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The creative director of Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon, had a daughter named Araminta. They call her Minty. Minty Mellon. Ewww...
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*LOL* I think it's cute, call it a guilty pleasure :)nt~Lillian~
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Lol . . .Why am I not surprised . . . we had a thread about this one only a few days ago, and now it's popping up in the birth announcements. I see that happening with newly acceptable names all the time!Personally, I love Araminta, it's graceful and sweet. Minty *is* awful, though. I'd use Ara or Minna as a nickname.
ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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There is an Araminta Meliflua in the Harry Potter books, but that is the only time I've ever heard the name used. It's very nmsaa for me.
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Sophie is nice but Araminta is nms. It reminds me of the name of a brand of mints or a mint-scented room spray. Hopefully, she her nickname will be Ara or Ari instead of Minty.
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Araminta is pretty, but I'd never use it. Minty is just wrong.Araminta Sophie is pretty.
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Araminta is really nms. Something about it does not seem right to me. Sophie is okay only as a nn for Sophia. I used to hate this name, but it's growing on me.
*Brogan*
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It's a little too elaborate for me. I prefer Amynta."Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." -- Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I think Araminta's OK if parents are looking for an unusual name. I met a girl once called Araminta, Minty for short. Apparently it's from some Shaksespeare play.
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