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*American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross. | *American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross. | ||
*In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.<br> --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT) | *In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.<br> --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT) | ||
:: Also note the existence of the novel ''Araminta Station'' (1987) by Jack Vance, set on a planet of outstanding natural beauty whose inhabitants are restricted by decree to a strictly limited custodial staff. --[[User:Lias Bluestone|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone|talk]]) 15:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 13 July 2021
Further to the argument that TP never makes anything up:
- It (the name "Araminta") was created by the versatile Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Blenheim Palace as well as a playwright, for his comedy The Confederacy.
- American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Harriet Ross.
- In the Enid Bagnold novel National Velvet, Araminta is the name of the central character's mother.
--Old Dickens (talk) 04:33, 25 August 2013 (GMT)
- Also note the existence of the novel Araminta Station (1987) by Jack Vance, set on a planet of outstanding natural beauty whose inhabitants are restricted by decree to a strictly limited custodial staff. --Lias Bluestone (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC)