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I really like Araminta, though it's a bit too frilly for me to ever use (and I would dread the nn Minty :-/), but Celandine sounds like it should be the name of a drug or type of building material to me.

I like them both - Celandine has such a lovely sound - but they would probably be better in the mn spot. Araminta nn Minty is very private-school-girl to my mind, I know of one or two.

I agree that they would make a great set of middle names but might be a bit too fussy in the real world. That being said i also do know a little girl called Araminta nn Minty. I prefer Araminta out of the two and prefer Clementine to Celandine :)

I actually know a girl called Araminta - although, she's the most tomboyish person I know. Sure case of a girly-girly name backfiring. We call her Minty. Bizarrely, for your choice - her sister's name is Clementine. (nn Clemmie)

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Not sure about Celandine - but this could be another girly-girly name that gets a more neutral nickname - Andy, perhaps.

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Depends whether you want them to be girly-girls or not. I think both of them in one sibset could be a little much. Maybe better as middle names.

This message was edited 7/29/2007, 3:51 AM

I actually think that yes, they are too "fussy" for the real world. Celandine reminds me of celery, but Araminta is all right.

I adore both, particularly Araminta, but they are too fussy for my tastes in the first name spot. You might get away with Celandine, but not Araminta.

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Araminta makes a gorgeous middle name, though.

I really like Araminta, that is very pretty, and very 'fresh' sounding. HOwever Celandine sounds like a cracker biscuit to me, not a persons name, and doesn't sound attractive.

They are very "fresh." Like scents of shower gel... in an entirely good way of course! :) But seriously, they give me the same crisp, vibrant feeling. For me though, they would work better in the mn spot, as they're a bit elaborate. They would be great as mn's for a pair of sisters (assuming you're thinking of them both as feminine).

they're fresh, all right...

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They sound liek fresh salad greens to me. Like they should have siblings called Arugula and Romaine.

I like them, esp. Araminta.