Anita

The name Anita is a very common female given name. The pronunciation of the name is [ uh-nee-tuh ]. In Spanish, the name is a version of Ana, the Spanish version of Anne. In Sanskrit, Anita means "full of grace".  This is not a common name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021). In 1977, a Hurricane Anita hit northeastern Mexico.

People
 Anita Østby (born 1972), Norwegian Liberal Party politician
 Anita Barone (born 1964), American actress
 Anita Brodén (born 1948), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
 Anita Caspary (1915–2011), American nun, founder of Immaculate Heart of Mary Community
 Anita Ekberg (born 1931), Swedish model and actress
 Anita Jönsson (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
 Anita Louise Suazo (born 1947), Native-American potter
 Anita Neville MP (born 1942), Canadian politician
 Anita Orlund (born 1964), Norwegian Labour Party politician
 Anita Romaniuk, Canadian politician
 Anita Stewart (born 1947), Canadian culinary writer and food activist
 Anita Lindman(1932-2018),Swedish television announcer and producer
 Anita Louise, American actress (1915–1970)
 Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
 Anita Page, American actress (1910-2008)
 Anita Loos, American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer (1888-1981)
 Anita Tsoy, Russian singer

Places
 Anita, California, community in Butte County, California
 Anita, Indiana, former town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana
 Anita, Iowa, city in Cass County, Iowa

Weather
 Hurricane Anita, Atlantic hurricane in 1977

References

Category:Given names