Anita

A1N1I1T1A1
/əˈniːtə/

proper noun

A female given name from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Anita →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Spanish.

    My Aunt said she had some sense of the fitness of things and that she could not call a great, fat, quiet, blonde child a little, quick, dark name like Anita, and it wasn't what my mother had named me anyway.

    1906, McClure's Magazine, volume 27, S.S. McClure Limited, page 425

Origin

  1. SpanishAnita
  2. EnglishAnita

From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”).

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Translations

Finnish Anita, Anitta
  • Anitafemale given name
  • Anittafemale given name
Hindi अनिता
  • अनिता (anitā)female given name
Polish Anita
  • Anitafemale given name
Portuguese Anita
  • Anitafemale given name
Spanish Anita
  • Anitafemale given name
Welsh Anita
  • Anitafemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taniaTianaTiaan
Cite this entry
APA

Anita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anita

MLA

“Anita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anita.

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