Bonita - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Bonita \b(o)-ni-ta\ is pronounced boh-NEE-tah. It is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "pretty". Coined in the US in the 1940s. Also possibly the feminine equivalent of the male name Bonitus (Latin) "good", which was borne by an Italian saint of the sixth century and a Provençal saint of the seventh. Bonnie is the pet form.

Bonita has 5 variant forms: Bo, Bonie, Bonnie, Bonny and Nita.

Baby names that sound like Bonita are Benita, Bente, Benoite, Benetta and Bunty.

Bonita is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Bonita. Click here to compare Bonita with related baby names.