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'''Araminta''' is a rare feminine [[given name]] of uncertain origin. It was the birth name of abolitionist and ex-slave [[Harriet Tubman]] (''née'' Araminta Harriet "Minty" Ross). |
'''Araminta''' is a rare feminine [[given name]] of uncertain origin. It was the birth name of abolitionist and ex-slave [[Harriet Tubman]] (''née'' Araminta Harriet "Minty" Ross). This books social issue is that, one girl call Araminta spook is trying to protect the old haunted house by scared everyone off and by convincing her parents. She uses lots ghost that she collect from lots of places. She goes on very interesting adventure! Also she learn that people's conflict is very important to lots of peoples life. |
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==Use in fiction== |
==Use in fiction== |
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Revision as of 06:45, 12 May 2014
- For the Jack Vance novel, see Araminta Station
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Minta, Minty |
| Related names | Aminta/Amynta, Aramantha, Arminta |
Araminta is a rare feminine given name of uncertain origin. It was the birth name of abolitionist and ex-slave Harriet Tubman (née Araminta Harriet "Minty" Ross). This books social issue is that, one girl call Araminta spook is trying to protect the old haunted house by scared everyone off and by convincing her parents. She uses lots ghost that she collect from lots of places. She goes on very interesting adventure! Also she learn that people's conflict is very important to lots of peoples life.
Use in fiction
A similar name was used by poet Richard Lovelace for the title heroine of "Aramantha: A Pastorall" (1649).[1] John Dryden apparently used a variant of the masculine Greek name Amyntas for a female character in "Go tell Amynta, gentle swain" (1680s).
- Araminta, character in William Congreve's comedy The Old Bachelor (1693)[2]
- Araminta, character in Sir John Vanbrugh's play The Confederacy (1705)[2]
- Matilda Angelina Araminta Phelps, the name given to Tom Sawyer's baby cousin in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
- Araminta, mother of Velvet Brown, the title heroine of Enid Bagnold's novel National Velvet (1935)
- Araminta Melliflua, minor character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series—a maternal cousin of Sirius Black who once crusaded for the legalization of Muggle-hunting
- Araminta Spookie, title character and protagonist of Angie Sage's Araminta Spookie series of children's books, first released in 2008
- Araminta, one of the main characters in the Void Trilogy from Peter F. Hamilton
- Araminta Station, a science fiction novel by Jack Vance; first book of the "Cadwal Chronicles"
- Araminta 'Minty' Cane, character from the TV series Moondial (TV serial)
References
- ^ "The Daily Genealogist: Aramantha." New England Historic Genealogical Society. Julie Helen Otto. Retrieved 14 January 2013. <AmericanAncestors.org http://www.americanancestors.org/Blogs.aspx?id=27087&blogid=112&blogid=112>.
- ^ a b "Araminta." Behind the Name. Mike Campbell. Retrieved 14 January 2013. <BehindtheName.com http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=araminta>.
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