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What does Anita mean?
Anita 
▼ as a girls' 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.
Variations
VARIANTS Aneeta, Aneta, Anitia, Anitra▼, Annida, Annita, Annitra, Annitta, Laanita, Lanita, Nenita, Nita▼
OTHER FORMS VIA ANA, ANNE Aine, Ana, Anci, Anet, Anett, Anette, Anh, Ania, Anica, Anika▲, Aniko, Anissa▼, Anka, Anke, Anki, Ann▼, Anna▼, Annetta▼, Anni, Annice, Annick, Annie▼, Annimae, Annina, Annis, Annise, Annora, Annus, Anny, Anona, Anouk, Antje, Anuska, Anya, Anyu, Asya, Nina▼, Oni, Onie▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Aita, ..
(male) Anidey, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anita Ayra (A.A.), ..
How popular is Anita?
Anita is a very prominent first name for women (#136 out of 4276, Top 3%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#129619 out of 150436, Top 86%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Anita reached its peak rank of #89 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is presently at #1323. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Anna (#54 IN 2018), Ana (#215), Annie (#308), Nina (#319), Anne (#599), Anya (#677), Anika (#712), Ann (#983), Anissa (#1825), Aine, Anona, Nita, Lanita, Asya, Annetta, Annita, Annis, Annice, Anitra, Ania, Anette and Onie are the prominent alternative forms of Anita (#1323). Other forms, like Aniko, are uncommon. These relations of Anita were favored as baby names a century ago (ADOPTION OF 4.8%) and have become significantly less popular since (ADOPTION 0.6%, ▼88%), with versions such as Anne falling out of fashion. Anika is the most chic baby name here.
Similar Names
Anita▼ is pronounced similarly to Anetta, Annetta▼, Inetta, Juanita▼, Onita, Unita, Unitey, Unity, Wahnita, Waneta, Wanita and Yonita. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adiba, Aditi, Afia, Aila▲, Akiva, Alica, Alista, Alita, Allta, Alta▼, Amata, Amia▲, Amit, Amita, Amity, Amrita, Anaca, Anafa, Anahita, Anat, Anath, Anda, Anet, Anett, Angla, Ania, Anica, Anicka, Anika▲, Anima, Anina, Aninna, Anis, Anisa▼, Anise, Anisha, Anissa▼, Aniya, Anja, Annda, Annisa, Antia, Ariza, Arnita, Asima, Aunika, Aziza, Denita, Dita, Edita, Irita, Jonita, Junita, Lita, Ranita, Reita, Renita▼, Rita▼, Tita, Vanita, Vita, Zanita and Zita. These names tend to be less frequently used than Anita.
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