Meaning, origin and history of the name Rita

Gender Feminine

Usage Italian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latvian, Lithuanian

Pronounced Pron. REE-ta(Italian, German, Spanish)

REET-ə(English)

REE-taw(Hungarian)

ryi-TU(Lithuanian)

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Meaning & History

Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

Related Names

VariantGreta(Italian)

Other Languages & CulturesRetha(Afrikaans) Margarita(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Markéta, Gita, Margita(Czech) Margaretha, Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margreet, Marit(Dutch) Maarit, Margareta, Marketta, Margareeta, Reeta, Reetta(Finnish) Marguerite, Margaux, Margot, Mégane(French) Margarida(Galician) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Margrét, Gréta(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Margarita(Late Roman) Margreet, Greet(Limburgish) Margaid, Paaie(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Margarida(Occitan) Małgorzata, Gosia, Greta, Małgosia, Marzena(Polish) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Meta(Slovene) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Marged, Mererid, Mared, Megan(Welsh)

Same SpellingRīta

User SubmissionsRíta, Rîta, Rita, Rità

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature wholesome strong refined simple serious

Name Days

Croatia: May 22

Estonia: February 18

Finland: February 17

France: May 22

Germany: May 22

Hungary: May 22

Italy: May 22

Lithuania: April 29

Lithuania: May 22

Norway: July 27

Poland: April 29

Poland: May 22

Spain: May 22

Sweden: May 6

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Entry updated April 5, 2022