


The Harry Potter books had a minor character named Araminta, and this name has been used in literature since the 1600s! Araminta was actually abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s real first name. AramintaĪraminta comes from the Greek word for defender, and the male Italian version, Amintas,was first used in a play where a shepherd falls in love with a nymph And she could use the nicknames Allie or Thea. Around 100-200 girls in the US are named Althea each year. This is a fun name since it is extremely uncommon, but a person named Albrun or Alrun could go by a more common nickname like Allie AltheaĪlthea comes from Greek mythology and means with healing power. In Greek legend, when Althea’s son was born, she was told he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning in her fire was fully consumed.

And another form of it is Alrun (pronounced Al-roon). This ancient Germanic name for females means magical elf or shining magic. It is pronounced Al-broon.
