the etymology and history of first names

View Name: Rita

RITA

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese

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).

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OTHER LANGUAGES: Greet, Greetje, Griet (Dutch), Reeta, Reetta (Finnish), Margot, Margaux (French), Greet (Limburgish), Paaie (Manx), Meggy (Medieval English), Marzena (Polish), Maisie, Mysie, Peigi (Scottish), Mared (Welsh)

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