Girl

Aminta

ah-MIN-tuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Defender or protector; Greek origin possibly from 'amintos' (defended), used in pastoral Baroque literature and classical drama as a delicate yet strong heroine.”

Popularity Over Time

Aminta US popularity rank over timeRank 20264 in 2008 to rank 3668 in 1945. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3668#11966#2026419181940196019802008

Aminta is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

AmiMintaAma

Style

RomanticVintageLiteraryElegantSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Aminta (Torquato Tasso's pastoral drama)
  • Aminta in classical theater

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Aminta

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Aminta

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Araminta

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Margot

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Rosalind

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Orlando

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across European and literary traditions

People Also Ask

Defender or protector; Greek origin possibly from 'amintos' (defended), used in pastoral Baroque literature and classical drama as a delicate yet strong heroine.

Aminta is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Aminta include Ami, Minta, Ama.

Names that pair beautifully with Aminta include Margot, Rosalind, Orlando.