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

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