Aminta - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Aminta \a-min-ta, am(i)-nta\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "defender and vindicator". Aminta was the heroine of a well-known pastoral play by the Italian poet Tortquato Tasso (16th century) of the Renaissance.

Aminta has 5 variant forms: Amintah, Amynta, Eminta, Minta and Minty.

For more information, see also the related name Araminta.

Baby names that sound like Aminta are Amanda and Amantha.

Aminta is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Aminta. Click here to compare Aminta with related baby names.