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Meaning and origin
Anita is a Spanish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Gracious`.


Where is it used?
The name Anita is mainly used in Spanish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Annika (In Dutch, Swedish and in Finnish)


See also
In Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian and in Romanian: Ana (F)
In Spanish: Aina
In Scandinavian: Anja
In Russian and in Polish: Ania
In Russian: Anouska
In Russian: Anushka
In Russian: Anya
In Provençal and in Catalan: Anaïs
In Lithuanian: Ona
In Hungarian: Anikó
In Hungarian: Panni
In Hungarian: Annuska
In German and in Dutch: Antje
In Finnish: Annikki
In Finnish: Anniina
In Finnish: Anneli
In English, Jewish, French and in the bible: Hannah
In English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech and in Bulgarian: Anna (F)
In English and in Italian: Annabella
In English: Luanna
In English: Leanna
In English: Pollyanna
In English: Annabelle
In English: Anona
In English: Saranna
In English: Annalisa
In English: Rosanna
In Dutch and in English: Anouk


What Anita`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Anita:
   its gracious
   The worst thing about the name:
   to easy to make nicknames with
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   mY name would ALWAYS be anita so there is no problem.
   Extra information:
   loads of people cant spell it.
2. The best thing about the name Anita:
   I like it...;)And people from other countries can pronounce it without problems!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Hmmm...Maybe Anita pita..
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   I still would have liked the name!
   Extra information:
   I am from Norway, and I know quit a few girls at my age (30-ish) named Anita.
3. The best thing about the name Anita:
   Not alot of people with this name.
   The worst thing about the name:
   nicknames such as anita shit eater and anita root/headjob.
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   No I'm happy with it.
   Extra information:
   
4. The best thing about the name Anita:
   Original-not very common
   The worst thing about the name:
   Some stupid people don't know how to pronounce it
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   i would die...
   Extra information:
   Im not pregnant
5. The best thing about the name Anita:
   always in fashion
   The worst thing about the name:
   being teesed as Tarzans monkey Chikita
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   I would have loved the name Anita the same
   Extra information:
   Although our grandmas would have had the name Anita it never gets old:)
6. The best thing about the name Anita:
   not to many around
   The worst thing about the name:
   being asked to spell it
   If my name wasn`t Anita....:
   no-probably only thing about my name as a child that I enjoyed..no-one else in my school had the same name
   Extra information:
   Just wished my daughter would have named her daughter Anita, as she is my double, but her sons look nothing like me

More `Anita` links
Anita as abbreviation
Actors named Anita
Anita in the encyclopedia