Anita
Spanish diminutive of Ana; Sanskrit
"grace; unguided"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
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
# 1049 on Nameberry
Anita Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Anita Popularity
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Famous People Named Anita
- Anita Faye HillAmerican attorney and academic, accuser in the Clarence Thomas sexual harassment case
- Anita Denise BakerAmerican singer,songwriter
- (Kerstin) Anita Marianne EkbergSwedish actress
- Anita O'Day (born Anita Belle Colton)American jazz singer
- (Corinne) Anita LoosAmerican playwright and novelist
- Ana Maria de Jesus "Anita" Ribeiro di GaribaldiBrazilian revolutionary
- Anita Jane BryantAmerican singer and anti,gay activist
- Anita PallenbergItalian actress, model and fashion designer
- Anita "Anna" Sergeyevna TsoyRussian singer,songwriter
- Anita Mazumdar DesaiIndian novelist
- Anita Mui (Yimfong), Hong Kong singer and actress
- Anita Yuen (Wingyi), actress and Miss Hong Kong 1990
- (Nadia) Anita Louise NallAmerican Olympic swimmer
- Anita Jean KerrAmerican singer
- Anitta (born Larissa de Macedo Machado)Brazilian singer
- Anita Leocadia PrestesHistorian daughter of Brazilian revolutionary Luis Carlos Prestes and German revolutionary Olga Benario
- Anita Lucia RoddickBritish businesswoman and activist, and founder of The Body Shop
Anita in Pop Culture
- Anita Dearlycharacter in book/movie "101 Dalmatians"
- Anita Blakemain character in Laurell K. Hamilton's "Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter" book series
- Anita Boyardcharacter in the movie "Gang in Blue"
- Anita "Needy" Lesnickicharacter in the movie "Jennifer's Body"
- Anita Roycharacter on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- "Anita" composition by the first Brazilian female composer, Francisca Edwiges "Chiquinha" Gonzaga
- Santa Anita Parka thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California