Anahita

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Gender Feminine
Usage Persian, Persian Mythology
Scripts آناهیتا(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. aw-naw-hee-TAW(Persian)
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Meaning & History

Means "immaculate, undefiled" from Avestan a "not" and ahit "unclean". This was the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and water. She was sometimes identified with Artemis, Aphrodite and Athena.

Related Names

VariantsNaheed, Nahid(Persian) Anaitis(Persian Mythology)
Other Languages & CulturesAnahid, Anahit(Armenian) Anahit(Armenian Mythology)

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