Rita Hayworth's birth name was Margherita Cansino, a name she appeared under in a few of her earliest movies. Her parents, who had a flamenco act, were known as the Dancing Cansinos.
The name Rita is also Russian. It is a nickname of Margarita.
― Anonymous User 10/1/2005
PUMA is the name 'Rita' written in Russian.
― Anonymous User 12/21/2015
Rita Tushingham was a cool actress of the 60's.
― Anonymous User 12/13/2005
Lovely Rita is the name of a song by The Beatles.
― Anonymous User 12/16/2005
Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell, filmed in 1983. The character Rita (real name Susan) calls herself that because Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown is her favourite book.
― Anonymous User 12/20/2005
Rita on the Power Rangers, I believe. Also the name of a Hurricane in 2005.
Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award-winning actress and the first and only Hispanic actress in history (as well as one of only nine people) to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award.
Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and English descent who reached fame during the 1940s as one of the era's leading sex symbols. She was sometimes called "The Love Goddess" or "The Great American Love Goddess," and was celebrated as an expert dancer and great beauty.
Even though it is old fashioned, I like this name. My nan is called Rita. I wouldn't call my children that (I prefer rarer names), but it's really pretty!
I always thought Rita was a very pretty name. There was a girl who lived across the street from me named Rita. We all thought she was so pretty and her name fit her. Then I went to middle school and met this big headed obnoxious girl named Rita. I was appalled that such a person could have such a pretty name.
Rita Mordio is one of the main characters in the game Tales of Vesperia for the XBox360.
― Anonymous User 11/23/2008
I've always loved & admired this name. It reminds me of a movie star type name. Very pretty, yet strong. I love it.
― Anonymous User 8/26/2009
Rita Levi-Montalcini is an Italian Jewish neurologist. She received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She is also an Italian Senator for Life.
In most Catholic contexts, this name is used on its own (independently from Margaret and its forms), originally in reference to the very popular Saint Rita of Cassia.
I always heard that the name Margarita comes from the Greek word Margalithos : precious stone, precious Pearl. (I studied in High School 6 years Greek-Latin Humanities)In Israel you hear the name as : Margalitha or Margalith. Also in Greece you hear it with the L and not the R.
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The name Rita was given to 188 girls born in the US in 2015.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "love goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II.