Aminta

Aminta is also a unisex English and Spanish given name. Multiple users in the comments below have mentioned both males and females named Aminta is the Anglosphere and Hispanosphere. However, Aminta is more common for males. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be updated from "Masculine" to "Masculine & Feminine"; the "Usage" of this name should be updated to read, "Literature, English, Spanish"; and the "Meaning & History" section of this name should be updated to read, "Form of Amyntas used by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his play Aminta (1573). In the play Aminta is a shepherd who falls in love with a nymph. It is both a masculine and feminine given name in English and Spanish." An English diminutive of Aminta is Minty, so Minty should be added in the "Diminutive" section of this name.

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Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminta_Granera
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminta_Buenaño
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminta_Thomas
https://forebears.io/forenames/aminta
https://www.babynames.ch/Info/Name/naAminta
https://www.gpeters.com/names/baby-names.php?name=Aminta

Also Hungarian: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminta

Gender: Feminine

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Usages: Hungarian

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Pronunciation: ah-MIN-tah

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Meaning: Italian name with Greek origins, meaning "defender".

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(Information from name #347355 originally submitted by user epresvanilia)

This is my mom's name and it is somewhat popular in Nicaragua, my mom's native country, and a vastly female name there. In fact, a popular public figure in Nicaragua is Aminta Granera - National Police Chief and the only woman who is a senior public security official in Latin America.

This is also a name in the Romani (Gypsy) language. In Romani, it is a female name.