Has anyone heard the name ARAMINTA before?

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My cousin and his wife have just had a baby girl and they have called her Araminta.

I love this name.
Does anyone know its origin or what it means?
Has anyone heard of it before?

Gosh UnquietDad, that just bought a huge flood of memories back!

Moondial

I know one too. Will bite my tongue on what I think of it.

Only in novels (posh bridesmaid in Jenny Colgan, Amanda's Wedding) - and i went to a very posh school

Lovely name though

and who can forget the lovely minty dix-charrington

I was going to mention that... but wasn't sure it was my place to advertise.

LMAO @ Mrs ruffalo
albeit belatedly

Araminta - terrible. Sounds like a personal hygene product

I just read some of blog. It is very funny, indeed.

1 of Pete Townshends daughters is called Araminta

Heroine in Isabel Wolff's The Making of Minty Malone

oops, I meant Aminta

that's what I said DelGirl

LOVE it. In fact, I may have a third dd just so I can call her Araminta.

My friends Niece is called Araminta-Minty for short.

Jeremy Clarkson mentions the name quite a lot in his column so quite a few in Glos perhaps?

It reminds of a cassette-story I had as a child.

My name is Araminta
I'm a very special cat
My eyes are green my fur is white
And I sit on a silver mat.

I have no idea why I still remember that!!!