Baby name
FADING
🇪🇸 Aminta
/ah · MIN · tah/
Meaning
“Defender or protector (Greek)”
Spanish and Italian name of Greek origin from Amyntas, derived from the verb amyno meaning 'to defend'. The name means 'defender' or 'protector'. Common in ancient Macedon, and made famous in the Western literary tradition by Torquato Tasso's 1573 pastoral play Aminta.
Nicknames
minta · ama
Vibe
timelessclassic
How it ages.
Literary and classical associations from Spanish literary tradition
The cultural moment.
Rare but preserved in Spanish heritage