We've found the name but scared of people's reaactions

It’s a bit ‘try too hard’ .

My suggestions are:

Eleanor
Helena (emphasis on Lana IWSWIM)
Aurielle

I have a first name that’s been in the top ten for large parts of my life and has only one spelling. I still get asked to spell it frequently, usually being asked how the start of it is spelt (and the clue is, always the same).

We like and dislike names in isolation, but once a child has them they just become part of them. Even teachers, wincing when they spot a ‘naughty name’ on the new class list, presumably then feel relieved when that child turns out to be fab. Araminta will just be herself.

I agree with those who say it doesn't go with Elsie. It's a bit of a tongue twister saying them together, too many vowels!
I love both names though. Just not together. If you go with Araminta, the second name needs to start with a hard consonant. (And maybe more traditional?)
Araminta Charlotte/Kate/Katherine/Lucy/Rose

I think Araminta is a perfectly good name, just a very different style to Stanley and Elsie - they're very on-trend, old man names like all the Alfie/Archie/Flora/Margot etc.

Araminta is more Jocasta/Tarquin.

She will also have to spell it constantly as people won't be familiar with it.

I like Araminta

If you like Araminta then go for it!
I work with children and canm confirm that I've never cam accross someone with this name!
As long as you're okay with her friends calling her Minty as I doubt her name would be kept at Araminta?
Where did you hear the name?

It's a lovely name. I liked it for Dr but DH has a good friend called Araminta and I thought It might seem a bit weird like we were naming DD after here so we chose something else, incidentally also a VERY marmite name. We love it. It completely suits her, other people don't have to live with it, I don't necessarily like their children's names so their opinion is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. It's a real "proper" name and not something made up so I'd completely stick with it and go for it.

I love Araminta - husband has vetoed it unfortunately

@grapefruitgin its Ar-uh-mint-uh.

what really irritates me about this board is the comments that 'everybody' will think a certain thing, and 'nobody' will be able to spell it/say it/like it. when patently neither of those things is true.
I was a huge fan of Moondial as a child and so to me its a lovely nostalgic name that i'm well able to say and spell without a bother.
but what I think is irrelevant, if YOU like it OP. go for it.

Minty sounds really cute. Very unusual name but people get used to it. My name is Columba and I get mix reactions all the time. Spelling and pronunciation is a problem too but I think it's a nice name.
Be brave is a nice and unusual name.

OK. Thanks for letting us know.

Really can’t be arsed scrolling through 12 pages to find out the name

I haven't heard of Arietty from The Borrowers but have heard of Ariadne, a Cretan princess in Greek mythology.
I think Araminta is really nice and as a pp said she has the option of changing it about to suit her. I love Minty! I can see this name becoming more popular. I wouldn't worry about spelling it out to everyone..lots of us have to spell our names out and she can just say Araminta..as it sounds.

I don’t like it and tbh, I don’t like Stanley as I immediately think of Laurel and Hardy.
If you love it, use it though. You’ll never make everyone happy

I hate it, but I wouldn't let that stop you using it.

I can't picture it in an Aussie accent. In England, people would misspell it with an e for the middle a (Areminta), an h at the end or in the middle or both (Arahmintah), an e for the i (Aramenta). Or some combination of these.

Believe me, I have a middle name which is much more common than Araminta, spelt phonetically, and doesn't have any alternative correct spellings. As a middle name, I rarely have to go through the palaver of having it written down, but when I do it's no more than 30% of the time that people spell it correctly without asking.

Is it pronounced Ara-meen-tah?

I must admit I'm not keen on Elsie as the middle name though - I don't think it goes well with Araminta and it reminds me of Nicola Sturgeon as she's mockingly called "Elsie McSelfie" all the time on the internet. I'd go for something like Araminta Rose, Araminta Skye or Araminta Belle, personally

I have an unusual Ar- name, very similar to Arrietty from the Borrowers, and as a kid I used to pretend my name was Araminta. I read a book called Charm School and there was a character named Araminta and I fell in love with it. It's still one of my favourite names, I really wanted it for my daughter but XH said no (which is not a reflection on the name, he rejected hundreds of names just to be difficult)
I say go for it!

TankGirl97,

Think it was "Arrietty" in The Borrowers ?!
(Or was that a nickname from Araminta?). It's been decades since I read the book, so I could well be wrong, in which case apologies!

I like Araminta I think it's pretty underused and has potential for her to adapt it as she wishes as she grows. Also think it works well w Stanley.

Yes it's cool. Keep it. If you're in a middle to upper class area it will work very well. Not so much on a council estate

Aww, I think Araminta is super cute (but also very grown up).

The thing I'm taking away from this thread is that some people know more than one kid called Araminta and someone exists called Minty Clinch! Wtf?

Araminta is not the worst but not great either IMO. It’s a bit pony club.