Meanings & Origins of Anita
What does Anita mean? What is the origin?
Meaning
Anita \a-ni-ta\ as a girl's name is pronounced a-NEE-tah. It is of Spanish origin. Originally a Spanish pet form of Ana, the Spanish version of Anne. Made famous in the 1950s as the name of the Swedish film actress Anita Ekberg. Actress Anita Pallenberg; writers Anita Loos, Anita Brookner.
Anita has 12 variant forms: Aneeta, Aneta, Anitia, Anitra, Annida, Annita, Annitra, Annitta, Laanita, Lanita, Nenita and Nita.
For more information, see also the related name Ann.
Baby names that sound like Anita are Onita and Unita.
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How to pronounce, Anita?
\a-ni-ta\
Popularity of Anita
There were 170 US births last year.
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