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in reply to a message by Daividh
I was wondering whether "Arminthia" might be a corruption of "Araminta", which would explain the possible Greek origin our enquirer has mentioned. I've found one source which claims that "Araminta" is of Greek origin and is supposed to mean: "altar coinage."
I guess we'll have to wait til Che gets back to verify if this. I did, however, find a literary reference to the name of "Araminta" -- in an 18th century comedy titled "The Confederacy" written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Interestingly, the character of "Araminta" in this play is married to another character whose name is "Moneytrap" -- which supports the "altar coinage" meaning of "Araminta", in that this could have been a clever play on names by Sir John Vanbrugh. (Not unlike what Shakespeare was known to do in many of his own plays.)
Stony Brook/Port Jefferson is a lovely area. You (like Che) will have to ask me in e-mail if you want me to pinpoint exactly where I live, coz I won't post it here. Funny but, you know... There seem to be an awful lot of stalkers on this web... ;)
And you know where to find my e-mail addy. :)
-- Nanaea
I guess we'll have to wait til Che gets back to verify if this. I did, however, find a literary reference to the name of "Araminta" -- in an 18th century comedy titled "The Confederacy" written by Sir John Vanbrugh. Interestingly, the character of "Araminta" in this play is married to another character whose name is "Moneytrap" -- which supports the "altar coinage" meaning of "Araminta", in that this could have been a clever play on names by Sir John Vanbrugh. (Not unlike what Shakespeare was known to do in many of his own plays.)
Stony Brook/Port Jefferson is a lovely area. You (like Che) will have to ask me in e-mail if you want me to pinpoint exactly where I live, coz I won't post it here. Funny but, you know... There seem to be an awful lot of stalkers on this web... ;)
And you know where to find my e-mail addy. :)
-- Nanaea
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