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.

• Rhymes: -iːtə

Rita

1. A female given name.
   • 1993 Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp (editors), Notable Hispanic American Women, VNR AG, →ISBN, page 194:

     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.

• Atri, Rati, airt, tiar

From Italian Rita.

Rita

1. A female given name.

From Italian Rita.

Rita

1. A female given name.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːta/
• Rhymes: -iːta
• Homophones: rita, ryta

Rita f

1. A female given name

Matronymics

• son of Rita: Rituson
• daughter of Rita: Ritudóttir

From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.

Rita

1. A female given name.

• IPA^(key): [ˈritɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ri‧ta

Rita

1. A female given name.

Short form of Margherita (“Margaret”).

Rita f

1. A female given name.

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1896. Short form of Margarita.

Rita f

1. A female given name.

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Rita was the only given name of 7674 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

From Italian Rita at the end of the 19th century.

Rita

1. A female given name.

• Popular in Norway in 1950 - 1975.

From Italian Rita, later also used as a short form of Marita and Carita. First recorded as a name of Swedes in 1880.

Rita c (genitive Ritas)

1. A female given name.