♀ Name Anita

Meaning:	the grace, a favor, the merciful, the gracious, the not guided
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Anita is a ♀ girl name.

Where does the name Anita come from?

Anita is a diminutive of Anna or Ana and a short form of the Spanish name Juanita. In India, Anita is a feminine form of the boy’s name Anit.

What does the name Anita mean?

Anita means “grace” and “favor” (from Anna), “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Juanita) or “not guided” (from Anit).

Other spellings

Anita can also be spelled Annita, Anitta or Annitta. However, Anita is the most common form. Anagrams for Anita are Anait, Antia, Atina, Itana, Natia, Taina, Tania and Tiana.

Nicknames for Anita

Popular nicknames for Anita are Ani, Anti, Ana, Ita or Nita.

Anita as a weather phenomenon

In Europe, Anita has been the namesake for two low-pressure zones. In September 1977, category five hurricane Anita hit Mexico and then quickly dissolved.

Olympian Medalists

• British swimmer Anita Lonsbrough (born 1941) won the gold medal in 1960 for 200 meter breaststroke.
• In 1984, American hockey player Anita Miller (born 1951) won bronze with her team.
• American swimmer Anita Nall (born 1976) won gold, silver, and bronze at the 1992 Olympics.
• In 2012, 2016, and 2020, Polish hammer thrower Anita Włodarczyk (born 1985) has won Olympian Gold.

Famous people named Anita

• English Twitch streamer “Sweet Anita” (born 1990) is known for having Tourette Syndrome. Despite her diagnosis, she is one of the most popular female streamers on the platform.
• American singer Anita Ward (born 1956) is famous for her 1979 disco track “Ring My Bell“.
• Anita Faye Hill (born 1956) is an American lawyer and women’s rights activist. She became famous in 1991 for accusing the U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. In 2013 this incident was turned into the movie “Anita: speaking truth to power”.
• Italian model Anita Pallenberg (1942 - 2017) was a known It-Girl in the 1960s and 1970s. She rose to fame as a Rolling Stones groupie.
• Hong Kong singer and actress Anita Mui (1963 - 2003) was known as the “Queen of Hong Kong’s pop music”.

Fictional characters named Anita

• On the TV show “Law & Order”, lieutenant Anita van Buren, played by S. Epatha Merkerson (born 1952), appeared in 390 episodes.
• The 2021 movie “Anita” depicts the life of singer and actress Anita Mui.
• In the Disney movie “101 Dalmatians”, Anita Dearly is the owner of the Dalmatians and one of the protagonists.

Pronunciation of Anita

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Last updated: 3/20/2026