Sita

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/ˈsiːtə/

proper noun

A goddess, the consort of Rāma.

OriginSanskrit सीता →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Seeta · alternative Seetha

  1. HinduismA goddess, the consort of Rāma.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

    It is only this late in the day, and possibly only in Willesden, that you can find best friends Sita and Sharon, constantly mistaken for each other because Sita is white (her mother liked the name) and Sharon is Pakistani (her mother thought it best — less trouble).

    2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, pages 282–283

Origin

  1. Sanskritसीता“furrow”
  2. EnglishSita

Borrowed from Sanskrit सीता (sītā, “furrow”).

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Translations

Bengali সীতা
  • সীতা (śita)avatar of Lakshmi
Chinese Mandarin 悉多
  • 悉多 (xīduō)avatar of Lakshmi
Hindi सीता
  • सीता (sītā)avatar of Lakshmi
Indonesian Sinta
  • Sintaavatar of Lakshmi
Tamil சீதை
  • சீதை (cītai)avatar of Lakshmi
Thai นางสีดา, สีดา
  • นางสีดาavatar of Lakshmi
  • สีดาavatar of Lakshmi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Sita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sita

MLA

“Sita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sita. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sita,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sita.

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