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GirlPronounced Italian /ˈriː.ta/; Spanish /ˈri.ta/; English /ˈɹit.ə/; German /ˈʁiː.ta/; Hungarian /ˈri.tɒ/; Lithuanian /rʲɪ.ˈtɐ/Latvian language family

Rīta

Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita.

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Rīta is a girl name.

Pronunciation: Italian /ˈriː.ta/; Spanish /ˈri.ta/; English /ˈɹit.ə/; German /ˈʁiː.ta/; Hungarian /ˈri.tɒ/; Lithuanian /rʲɪ.ˈtɐ/.

GenderGirl
PronunciationItalian /ˈriː.ta/; Spanish /ˈri.ta/; English /ˈɹit.ə/; German /ˈʁiː.ta/; Hungarian /ˈri.tɒ/; Lithuanian /rʲɪ.ˈtɐ/
Language familyLatvian

Meaning and history

Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

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Usage: italian, portuguese, spanish, english, german, norwegian, danish, swedish, hungarian, latvian, lithuanian, estonian, polish

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