Names Categorized "ends in -ita"

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Adelita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Adela. It is used especially in Mexico, where it is the name of a folk song about a female soldier.

Aelita f Literature, Russian, Latvian
Created by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy for his science fiction novel Aelita (1923), where it belongs to a Martian princess. In the book, the name is said to mean "starlight seen for the last time" in the Martian language.

Afërdita f Albanian
Means "daybreak, morning" in Albanian, from afër "nearby, close" and ditë "day".

Afrodita f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized, Russified)
Spanish and Russian form of Aphrodite.

Alita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.

Amita f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Feminine form of Amit 1.

Amrita f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
Feminine form of Amrit.

Anahita f Persian, Persian Mythology
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.

Angelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Angela.

Anita 1 f Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Latvian, Hungarian
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Ana.

Ardita f Albanian
Feminine form of Ardit.

Benita f Spanish
Feminine form of Benito.

Bonita f English
Means "pretty" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin bonus "good". It has been used as a name in the English-speaking world since the beginning of the 20th century.

Carita f Swedish
Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".

Cruzita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cruz.

Dorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Dora.

Drita f Albanian
From Albanian dritë meaning "light".

Elita f Latvian
Meaning unknown.

Ghiță m Romanian
Diminutive of Gheorghe.

Iovita m & f Ancient Roman
Latin masculine and feminine form of Jovita.

Jovita f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of the Roman name Iovita (masculine), which was derived from the name of the god Jove. This was the name of an early saint and martyr, the brother of Faustinus.

Judita f Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak
Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak form of Judith.

Karita f Swedish
Variant of Carita.

Lalita f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Thai
Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of one of the playmates of the young Krishna. It is also another name of the goddess Parvati.

Ligita f Latvian, Lithuanian
Possibly a derivative of Līga.

Lilita f Latvian
Latvian form of Lilith.

Lindita f Albanian
Means "the day is born" in Albanian, from lind "to give birth" and ditë "day".

Luisita f Spanish
Diminutive of Luisa.

Lupita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.

Marganita f Hebrew
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.

Margarita f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Greek, Albanian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Margaret. This is also the Spanish word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Marita 1 f German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.

Martita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Marta.

Merita f Esperanto
Means "meritorious, worthy" in Esperanto.

Mihăiță m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Michael.

Mikita m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Niketas.

Nikita 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian form of Niketas. This form is also used in Ukrainian and Belarusian alongside the more traditional forms Mykyta and Mikita.

Nita 2 f Indigenous American, Choctaw
Means "bear" in Choctaw.

Pepita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph.

Perdita f Literature
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost". Shakespeare created this name for the daughter of Hermione in his play The Winter's Tale (1610).

Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.

Rosita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1.

Sarita 1 f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Sara.

Sarita 2 f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.

Sprita f Esperanto
Means "witty, lively" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy".

Sunita f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "well conducted, wise", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with नीत (nita) meaning "conducted, led". In Hindu legend this is the name of the daughter of King Anga of Bengal.

Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.

Tabita f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Tabitha.

Talita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Talitha, popular in Brazil.

Tavita m Samoan
Samoan form of David.

Teresita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Thalita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Talita.

Vita 1 f Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish
Feminine form of Vitus.

Vita 2 f Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian and Belarusian short form of Viktoriya.

Zita 1 f Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian. This was the name of a 13th-century saint, the patron saint of servants.

Zita 2 f Hungarian
Diminutive of Felicitás.