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View Name: Rita


RITA
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: REE-tə (English), REE-tah (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of MARGHERITA or other names ending in rita. A famous bearer was American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Grete, Grethe, Merete, Mette (Danish), Greet, Greetje, Griet (Dutch), Reeta, Reetta (Finnish), Margot, Margaux (French), Greet (Limburgish), Paaie (Manx), Meggy (Medieval English), Grete, Grethe, Mette (Norwegian), Marzena (Polish), Maisie, Mysie, Peigi (Scottish), Greta, Märta (Swedish), Mared (Welsh)
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