Anita (given name)

Pronunciation	/əˈniːtə/ ə-NEE-tə
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Sanskrit, Iranian, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Hebrew
See also	Anne, Ana, Anna, , Annie

Anita is a common given name for women, which is derived from Sanskrit and mostly used in India and United States. In Sanskrit, Anita means full of grace, mercy, favor, variety, a leader, without guile. The name is the Spanish version of Anne. In Hebrew, Anita derives from the name , which means grace or graceful. Furthermore, Anita is the short form for Anahita, the Iranian water goddess in Avestan (an East Iranian language), and also has the meanings of kindness and being personable.

The name Anita is mostly used in Persian, Hungary and Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Italian speaking countries as well as in Indian languages with Sanskrit origins.

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