Anita

Spanish diminutive of Ana; Sanskrit
"grace; unguided"

Anita Origin and Meaning

The name Anita is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "grace; unguided".

Once a Top 100 name, this Spanish diminutive of Ana still retains some of her Latin flair. A notable namesake is noted attorney Anita Hill, another is the great jazz singer Anita O'Day. Plus there's Disney cred via the lead human character in 101 Dalmatians.

# 907 in the US

Anita Rank in US Top 1000

# 989 on Nameberry

Anita Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Anita

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Famous People Named Anita

  • Anita Faye Hill
    American attorney and academic, accuser in the Clarence Thomas sexual harassment case
  • Anita Denise Baker
    American singer,songwriter
  • (Kerstin) Anita Marianne Ekberg
    Swedish actress
  • Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton)
    American jazz singer
  • (Corinne) Anita Loos
    American playwright and novelist
  • Ana Maria de Jesus "Anita" Ribeiro di Garibaldi
    Brazilian revolutionary
  • Anita Jane Bryant
    American singer and anti,gay activist
  • Anita Pallenberg
    Italian actress, model and fashion designer
  • Anita "Anna" Sergeyevna Tsoy
    Russian singer,songwriter
  • Anita Mazumdar Desai
    Indian novelist
  • Anita Mui (Yim
    fong), Hong Kong singer and actress
  • Anita Yuen (Wing
    yi), actress and Miss Hong Kong 1990
  • (Nadia) Anita Louise Nall
    American Olympic swimmer
  • Anita Jean Kerr
    American singer
  • Anitta (born Larissa de Macedo Machado)
    Brazilian singer
  • Anita Leocadia Prestes
    Historian daughter of Brazilian revolutionary Luis Carlos Prestes and German revolutionary Olga Benario
  • Anita Lucia Roddick
    British businesswoman and activist, and founder of The Body Shop

The name Anita in Pop Culture

  • Anita Dearly
    character in book/movie "101 Dalmatians"
  • Anita Blake
    main character in Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter" book series
  • Anita Boyard
    character in the movie "Gang in Blue"
  • Anita "Needy" Lesnicki
    character in the movie "Jennifer's Body"
  • Anita Roy
    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
  • "Anita
    " composition by the first Brazilian female composer, Francisca Edwiges "Chiquinha" Gonzaga
  • Santa Anita Park
    a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California

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