Category:Amintore family

The Amintores were a noble, purebred family of Italian Greyhounds. They had a long relationship with the Venezetti family.

The family name means "defender."

The female variant of the name is Aminta. The first known family member came from Verona, a young immigrant girl who came to the Americas with her parents. When her name was put on the record as Aminta Verona, she politely asked for the names to be reversed and calmly explained why to an immigration official who spoke her native tongue.

A translator records her words: "The name Aminta is a source of honor. It means "defender;" If I ever have a family, I want my children to have that name."

The family later swore venedette when a member was killed.