Nita

NIH-tah

Hindi, Hebrew, and Choctaw

"friendly, to plant, and bear"

Nita Origin and Meaning

The name Nita is a girl's name of Hindi origin meaning "friendly, to plant, and bear".

One of those slender names, like Lena or Etta, that's used in several cultures and carries a range of meanings. But by being so many things, it doesn't feel decidedly like anything.

Nita Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

Popularity of the name Nita

• 1667 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Nita

• Nita Talbot American comic actress
• Nita Naldi American silent film actress
• Nita Melnikoff Lowey U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Nita Bieber American actress
• Nita Strauss American hard rock guitarist
• Ruth Nita Barrow first woman governor,general of Barbados

The name Nita in Pop Culture

• Shortened form of Anita Juanita, Marghanita, etc.
• Nita Mistry character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Juanita "Nita " character in the Divergent series
• Nita Raymundo main character on Filipino TV series "Nita Negrita"
• Nita main character on Disney's 'Brother Bear 2'.