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Minta
English, diminutive of Araminta, invented hybrid name
Minta Origin and Meaning
The name Minta is a girl's name of English origin.
Minta is an eighteenth century short form of a literary beauty still used in England today, but yet to be discovered by American baby namers. It has a fresh and dainty feel.
Virtually unheard today, Minta was on the U.S. popularity lists for most years between 1880 and 1901. Minta (born Araminta) Durfee was a popular silent screen actress married to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle; Minta Doyle was a character in the Virginia Woolf novel To the Lighthouse.
Virtually unheard today, Minta was on the U.S. popularity lists for most years between 1880 and 1901. Minta (born Araminta) Durfee was a popular silent screen actress married to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle; Minta Doyle was a character in the Virginia Woolf novel To the Lighthouse.
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Famous People Named Minta
- Araminta Estelle "Minta" DurfeeAmerican silent film actress
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Minta in Pop Culture
- Araminta "Minta" Hurdcharacter in 'Marcella' by Mrs Humphry Ward
- Minta Hoyercharacter in 'The Living' by Annie Dillard
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