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Rita¹

Rhymes with -iːtə

Where it comes from

From Romance (Italian Rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in early twentieth century.

proper noun Ritas · Reta · Reeta

  1. A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish. Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business.

Rita²

Rhymes with -iːtə

Where it comes from

From South Asian languages, from Sanskrit रीता (rītā).

proper noun Ritas · Reetha · Retha · Ritha · Reeta · Reta

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit.

rita³

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”).
  2. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of ritha (“fish”)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mary, katrina, jane, hayworth, hsu, moreno, ferreira, girl, suh, bach, lai, draw, fan, hurricane, seo, hurricanes

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name female given name

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"rita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rita. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rita. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rita

Chicago

"rita." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rita.

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@misc{rita_2026,
  title = {rita},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}