# Anita
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈniːtə/

### Proper noun

Anita
* A female given name from Spanish.
** 1906, McClure's Magazine, volume 27, S.S. McClure Limited, page 425:My Aunt said she had some sense of the fitness of things and that she could not call a great, fat, quiet, blonde child a little, quick, dark name like Anita, and it wasn't what my mother had named me anyway.

#### Usage notes

Adopted as a formal given name in many European countries in the 19th century due to the fame of Anita (born Ana Maria), the Brazilian born wife of the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi.

#### Derived terms

* Santa Anita

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* NAATI, T'ai-an, Tai'an, Tania, Tiaan, Tiana, tania

## Albanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Anita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈni.ta/

### Proper noun

Anita f (definite Anita)
* a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Anita (usually Roman catholic)
* definite singular nominative of Anitë ((the) Anita)

#### Related terms

* Anitë

## Danish
### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name of Spanish origin

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Anita f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Anita: Anituson
* daughter of Anita: Anitudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish Anita, often through other languages, at the end of the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑnitɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nit̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnitɑ
* Hyphenation: A‧ni‧ta

### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name
** 2010, Ilkka Raitasuo - Terhi Siltala, Kellokosken prinsessa, Like Kustannus Oy, →ISBN, page 211:Eräänä Annan päivänä 1960-luvulla ylilääkäri Alivirta oli pistäytynyt osastolla toivottamassa kaikille juhlijoille hyvää nimipäivää. Tuolloin Prinsessa oli oikaissut Isä Paavalia ja todennut, että hän oli oikeastaan Anita. Hän piti Annaa hieman rahvaanomaisena ja vanhahtavana etunimenä.On one Anna's day [in December] in the 1960s, head physician Alivirta had stopped by the unit to wish everyone celebrating a happy name day. Then the princess had corrected father Paavali and stated that the name was actually Anita. To her Anna was a bit folksy and outdated as a name.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Anita (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anitani
Anitani
accusative
nom.
Anitani
Anitani
gen.
Anitani
genitive
Anitani
Anitojeni Anitaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Anitaani
Anitojani
inessive
Anitassani
Anitoissani
elative
Anitastani
Anitoistani
illative
Anitaani
Anitoihini
adessive
Anitallani
Anitoillani
ablative
Anitaltani
Anitoiltani
allative
Anitalleni
Anitoilleni
essive
Anitanani
Anitoinani
translative
Anitakseni
Anitoikseni
abessive
Anitattani
Anitoittani
instructive
comitative
—Anitoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anitasi
Anitasi
accusative
nom.
Anitasi
Anitasi
gen.
Anitasi
genitive
Anitasi
Anitojesi Anitaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Anitaasi
Anitojasi
inessive
Anitassasi
Anitoissasi
elative
Anitastasi
Anitoistasi
illative
Anitaasi
Anitoihisi
adessive
Anitallasi
Anitoillasi
ablative
Anitaltasi
Anitoiltasi
allative
Anitallesi
Anitoillesi
essive
Anitanasi
Anitoinasi
translative
Anitaksesi
Anitoiksesi
abessive
Anitattasi
Anitoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Anitoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anitamme
Anitamme
accusative
nom.
Anitamme
Anitamme
gen.
Anitamme
genitive
Anitamme
Anitojemme Anitaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Anitaamme
Anitojamme
inessive
Anitassamme
Anitoissamme
elative
Anitastamme
Anitoistamme
illative
Anitaamme
Anitoihimme
adessive
Anitallamme
Anitoillamme
ablative
Anitaltamme
Anitoiltamme
allative
Anitallemme
Anitoillemme
essive
Anitanamme
Anitoinamme
translative
Anitaksemme
Anitoiksemme
abessive
Anitattamme
Anitoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Anitoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anitanne
Anitanne
accusative
nom.
Anitanne
Anitanne
gen.
Anitanne
genitive
Anitanne
Anitojenne Anitainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Anitaanne
Anitojanne
inessive
Anitassanne
Anitoissanne
elative
Anitastanne
Anitoistanne
illative
Anitaanne
Anitoihinne
adessive
Anitallanne
Anitoillanne
ablative
Anitaltanne
Anitoiltanne
allative
Anitallenne
Anitoillenne
essive
Anitananne
Anitoinanne
translative
Anitaksenne
Anitoiksenne
abessive
Anitattanne
Anitoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Anitoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Anitansa
Anitansa
accusative
nom.
Anitansa
Anitansa
gen.
Anitansa
genitive
Anitansa
Anitojensa Anitainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Anitaansa
Anitojaan Anitojansa
inessive
Anitassaan Anitassansa
Anitoissaan Anitoissansa
elative
Anitastaan Anitastansa
Anitoistaan Anitoistansa
illative
Anitaansa
Anitoihinsa
adessive
Anitallaan Anitallansa
Anitoillaan Anitoillansa
ablative
Anitaltaan Anitaltansa
Anitoiltaan Anitoiltansa
allative
Anitalleen Anitallensa
Anitoilleen Anitoillensa
essive
Anitanaan Anitanansa
Anitoinaan Anitoinansa
translative
Anitakseen Anitaksensa
Anitoikseen Anitoiksensa
abessive
Anitattaan Anitattansa
Anitoittaan Anitoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Anitoineen Anitoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Lenita

#### Related terms

* Anitta

#### Statistics

* Anita is the 120th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 6,273 female individuals (and as a middle name to 15,150 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Taina, aitan, antia, naita, taain, taian, tinaa

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ni.ta/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Anita f
* a female given name from Spanish

### Anagrams

* Tania

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈniːta/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name from Spanish, popular in the early 20th century

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒnitɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ani‧ta
* Rhymes: -tɒ

### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Anita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈanita/

### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name from Spanish

## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. From Spanish Anita.

### Proper noun

Anita f
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Anna

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Anita was the only given name of 10 139 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Norway in 1880.

### Proper noun

Anita
* a female given name

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 599 females with the given name Anita living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Anita.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈni.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈni.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈni.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈni.tɐ/

### Proper noun

Anita f
* a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Anita

#### Related terms

* Anitta

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎnita/

### Proper noun

Ànita f (Cyrillic spelling А̀нита)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Anita”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Ana +‎ -ita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈnita/ [aˈni.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ita
* Syllabification: A‧ni‧ta

### Proper noun

Anita f
* a diminutive of the female given name Ana, equivalent to English Annie
* (Latin America) a female given name of Latin American usage
* diminutive of Ana

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Spanish Anita. First recorded in Sweden in 1864.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Anita c (genitive Anitas)
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

* Popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 60 446 females with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* Anna
* Ania
* Ann

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /anˈɨta/
* (South Wales) IPA: /anˈiːta/

### Proper noun

Anita f
* a female given name from Spanish Anita

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 17