Would you use the name everyone hates?

I like it. But, I don't think I'd use a name that was very unpopular with people irl. I'd probably test it a bit more with friends, maybe even after the baby is born. Your child will have to live with this name and if everyone she meets has the first thought of 'God, what a name' well, it might be easier for them to use another name. Also, I think she'll be constantly having to spell that to people.

I really like it. Ari is so cute too.
I truly don't get people who say that children will get teased for their names - I guess if you live in a bit of a bubble, maybe that's possible. My children are lucky enough to go to really multi cultural schools where there are loads of different and interesting names, some of which sound really weird - and I've never heard anyone ever mention anyone's name as something to tease them about, let alone bully.
My ds's name would be considered quite posh and unusual but no one bats an eyelid. However my mother in law was quite critical when he was born and I know that quite a few friends/family weren't keen - but he was born by then so no one (other than the mil!) was going to actually be rude enough to express that.
Go for it op. It's cute and very unusual but a name everyone will recognise.

I really like it.

I think the name is fine. It does sound quite posh and therefore could be the subject of ridicule. But it is a nice name.

Great name!
Nice variety of shortenings too - girly ones and less girly if she prefers.

Not to my taste but it's not so bad that I think you're doing a stupid irresponsible thing.

Like Dolly for example is just so infantile I would try and talk you out of that. It is more than ''a name I don't like''.

OP, it’s a lovely name. Really lovely.

It’s such a special and personal thing naming your baby, and you should give her a name you love.

I went to school with an Araminta and always felt quite envious of her name. I'd forgotten about it by the time I needed a name for my own dd (darn it)
I liked Jemima too, so in my next life I'll use those

Araminta does have a slightly upper class image so I guess I understand what your family mean in that regard, but it's not a very unusual/weird name at all (and better posh than downmarket!). I also love that it sounds very "British", and it has an elegant, regency feel to me.

It's a perfectly fine name. Not my taste but not offensive either. Although it is a bit of a mouthful at 4 syllables so I hope you have a short surname?

@NavyBerry
Araminta is a lovely name! Ignore the horrendous response of your family. My mother said the same when we named our youngest Sebastian. She "just" wasn't a fan but turns out it "just" wasn't her decision.

I also think minty is a cute nn for a dc.

I think is nice name OP.
But the important thing is that you like it.

My MIL was taken aback when we announced dd was called Tabitha.
I don't think she liked it much but over a decade later she is now perfectly used to it.

Your family got a chance to do their naming. Now it is your turn.

I think it’s a lovely name, and it’s the birth name of Harriet Tubman as well as a bonus: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

Lovely name!

Ooh I quite like that name. Although I have to admit, if my DS announced she was calling her baby this, I probably would take the mick as it does sound quite posh.

@NavyBerry it really puts a dampener on things doesn't it?

I haven't heard the name Araminta before, and it's certainly not in any way offensive? I honestly wouldn't bat an eyelid if I met one at a baby group. It's nice hearing different names! Wouldn't life be boring if every single baby was either Oliver/Olivia?

Thanks for the nice comments about Tabitha. It's a divisive name, unfortunately it seems everyone I know is in the hate it camp

When choosing names it's important to choose one that others won't pick on them for having. My Nana gave my uncle an usual name that can be used for men and women, he got bullied something awful about it making his childhood utter hell to the point he tried to jump out of a second floor window when he was 13. If your child is going to go to private schools throughout their life then the name probably won't stick out so much but if they will be going to the local comp then it may and could result in bullying. Having a daughter myself I have realised how she loves to buy things with her name on, from drinks bottles to Xmas decorations which I can always find for her but her best friend has an unusual name and I can never find anything with it on, which as an adult isn't a huge thing but as a 4 year old girl it's the end of the world. Personally I don't like the shortened version of Minty which she is bound to get called, as a child that grew up on a farm that was usually a name we gave our pet lamb.

I've never heard that name before OP but it is seriously gorgeous. Ignore them!

The golden rule when choosing a name for a child, is not to tell anyone until the baby is born. Someone will always have an opinion, take umbrage, say you can't use whatever, as it's the name of an old boy/ girlfriend of Aunty Gladys and she'll be offended.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I think there should be a health warning on POAS boxes warning parents to be NOT to discuss possible names with anyone other than the other parent (and in rare circumstances,not even then)

I like it. I don’t think it’s going to scar your daughter for life. If you like it, go for it.
I find it really bizarre other people would have such strong opinions about it. It never occurred to me to not tell my family the name I’d picked for my son. They all liked the name.

Araminta is glorious. Seems to mean prayer and protection. I've known two in my lifetime. Go for it. Add another couple of names so she can choose later on.

As it happens, I think that is a perfectly fine name.

Great diminutives, too - Ari, Minnie, Minty.

As you say, it isn't made up, spelled in a yoonique way, no inherent issues with the name, I can see why someone would love it.

Whatever associations and prejudices people have about a name in the end it is the name of the child or adult in front of them. Not a braying, skiiing, horsey Sloane. Same with snobbery (rather than reverse snobbery) about other types of names. Including those I have listed above - made up etc. You see the child or person in front of you. But maybe easier if they don't have to go through life explaining the spelling or pronounciation.

This is why I won’t tell anyone mine til he’s born.... people will be less rude with a baby in front of them. My mum is going to HATE mine!!!