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|pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|n|iː|t|ə}} {{respell|ə|NEE|tə}}
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|seealso= [[Anne]], [[ANA (disambiguation)|Ana]], [[Anna (name)|Anna]], [[Annette (disambiguation)|Annette]], [[Annie (disambiguation)|Annie]]
| seealso = [[Anitha]], [[Ann]], [[Anne]], [[Ana (given name)|Ana]], [[Anna (given name)|Anna]], [[Annette (disambiguation)|Annette]]<!--intentional link to DAB page-->, [[Annie (given name)|Annie]]
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'''Anita''' is a common [[given name]] for women. The name is the Spanish version of [[Anne]]. In [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], Anita derives from the name [[Hannah (disambiguation)|Hannah]] which means grace or graceful. Furthermore, Anita is the short form for [[Anahita]], the Iranian Water Goddess in [[Avestan language|Avestan]] language (an [[Eastern Iranian languages|East Iranian language]]),and also has the meanings of kindness and being personable. In Sanskrit, Anita means full of grace, mercy, favor, variety, a leader, without guile.


'''Anita''' is a feminine [[given name]].<ref name="Hanks 2006" /> The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where [[Indo-European languages]] are spoken, namely [[Europe]], [[South Asia]], [[North America]].
The name Anita is mostly used in Hungary and Spanish, Portuguese, Italian speaking countries.


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==People==


===Given name===
== People ==
*[[Anita W. Addison]] (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer
*[[Anita Álvarez de Williams]] (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer, and historian
*[[Anita Østby]] (born 1972), Norwegian Liberal Party politician
*[[Anita Allen (pentathlete)]], American Olympic pentathlete
*[[Anita Alpern]] (1920–2006), American Internal Revenue Service official
*[[Anita Alvarez (politician)]], American government official, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois
*[[Anita Anand]], British radio presenter, and journalist
*[[Anita Andreassen]], Norwegian mushing competitor
*[[Anita Apelthun Sæle]] (born 1951), Norwegian politician
*[[Anita Arya]], Indian politician
*[[Anita Asante]] (born 1985), British footballer
*[[Anita Auglend]] (born 1979), Norwegian singer
*[[Anita Augspurg]] (1857–1943), German lawyer, actor, writer, and feminist
*[[Anita B. Brody]], American judge
*[[Anita Bärwirth]] (1918–1994), German gymnast
*[[Anita Baker]] (born 1958), American R&amp;B and soul singer and songwriter
*[[Anita Barone]] (born 1964), American actress
*[[Anita Berber]] (1899–1928), German dancer, actress, and writer
*[[Anita Berrizbeitia]], Venezuelan-born American landscape theorist, teacher, and writer
*[[Anita Best]], Canadian teacher, broadcaster, and singer
*[[Anita Bitri-Prapaniku]] (1968–2004), Albanian pop singer and violinist
*[[Anita Björk]] (born 1923), Swedish actress
*[[Anita K. Blair]], American military judge
*[[Anita Błochowiak]] (born 1973), Polish politician
*[[Anita Borg]] (1949–2003), American computer scientist
*[[Anita Bose Pfaff]] (born 1942), Austrian economics professor, daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose
*[[Anita Brenner]] (1905–1974), Mexican-born writer of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history
*[[Anita Briem]] (born 1982), Icelandic actress
*[[Anita Brodén]] (born 1948), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
*[[Anita Brookner]] CBE (born 1928), British novelist and art historian
*[[Anita Bryant]] (born 1940), American singer
*[[Anita Bulath]] (born 1983), Hungarian handballer
*[[Anita Buri]] (born 1978), Swiss beauty pageant winner, crowned Miss Switzerland 1999
*[[Anita Bush]] (1883–1974), American stage actress and playwright
*[[Anita C. Hill]], American cleric
*[[Anita Calvert Lebourgeoise]] (1879–1940), American attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer, and feminist
*[[Anita Caprioli]] (born 1973), Italian theatre and film actress
*[[Anita Carey]] (born 1948), British actress
*[[Anita Carter]] (1933–1999), American country and folk singer
*[[Anita Caspary]] (1915–2011), American nun, founder of Immaculate Heart of Mary Community
*[[Anita Cerquetti]] (April 13, 1931), Italian dramatic soprano
*[[Anita Chapman]] (born 1952), British Paralympic archer
*[[Anita Christensen]], (born 1971), Danish professional boxer
*[[Murder of Anita Cobby|Anita Cobby]] (1959–1986), Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner
*[[Anita Cifra]] (born 1989), Hungarian handballer
*[[Anita Cochran]] (born 1967), American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
*[[Anita Colby]] (1914–1992), American actress and model
*[[Anita Coleman]], American librarian and researcher
*[[Anita Conti]] (1899–1997), French explorer, photographer and oceanographer
*[[Anita Cornwell]] (born 1923), American gay rights advocate
*[[Anita Daher]], Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books
*[[Anita Darian]], American singer and actress
*[[Anita De Bauch]] (born 1986), British model
*[[Anita de Braganza]] (died 1977), American socialite and heiress
*[[Anita DeFrantz]] (born 1952), American Olympic rower
*[[Anita Delgado]], Spanish flamenco dancer and singer
*[[Anita Desai]] (born 1937), Indian novelist and academic
*[[Anita Diamant]] (born 1951), American writer
*[[Anita Dobson]] (born 1949), British television actress
*[[Anita Dolly Panek]] (born 1930), Brazilian biochemist
*[[Anita Doreen Diggs]] (born 1966), American editor, novelist, and lecturer
*[[Anita Doth]] (born 1971), Dutch singer
*[[Anita Dunn]], American political consultant
*[[Anita Ekberg]] (born 1931), Swedish model and actress
*[[Anita Elberse]], American academic
*[[Anita Elson]] (1898–1985), American dancer and singer
*[[Anita Fernandini de Naranjo]], Peruvian politician
*[[Anita Finlay]], American actress
*[[Anita Görbicz]] (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
*[[Anita Gaće]] (born 1983), Croatian handballer
*[[Anita Gale, Baroness Gale]], (born 1940), British politician
*[[Anita Galić]] (born 1985), Croatian freestyle swimmer
*[[Anita Ganeri]], British writer, the [[Horrible Geography]] series
*[[Anita Gara]] (born 1983), Hungarian chess grandmaster
*[[Anita Garibaldi]] (1821–1849), Brazilian-born revolutionary, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi
*[[Anita Garvin]] (1907–1994), American actress and comedienne
*[[Anita Gershman]], American film producer
*[[Anita Gillette]] (born 1936), American actress
*[[Anita Goel]], American physicist and physician
*[[Anita Gradin]] (born 1933), Swedish politician and ambassador
*[[Anita Guha]], Indian film actress
*[[Anita Gutwell]], Austrian film actress
*[[Anita Håkenstad]] (born 1968), Norwegian long-distance runner
*[[Anita Hagen]] (born 1931), Canadian politician
*[[Anita Halpin]] (born 1944), British politician
*[[Anita Hamilton]], American journalist
*[[Anita Harding]] (1952–1995), British neurologist
*[[Anita Harris]] (born 1942), British actress and singer
*[[Anita Hegerland]] (born 1961), Norwegian singer
*[[Anita Hegh]] (born 1972), Australian actor
*[[Anita Heiss]] (born 1968), Indigenous Australian writer
*[[Anita Hendrie]] (1868–1940), American actress
*[[Anita Hill]] (born 1956), American academic
*[[Anita Hoffman]] (1942–1998), American activist and writer, wife of radical Abbie Hoffman
*[[Anita Howard]] (born 1969), American sprinter
*[[Anita Huffington]] (born 1934), American sculptor
*[[Anita Inder Singh]], Indian international affairs analyst
*[[Anita Iseghohi]], Nigerian businesswoman
*[[Anita Jönsson]] (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
*[[Anita Johansson (figure skater)]] (born 1954), Swedish figure skater
*[[Anita Johansson (politician)]] (born 1944), Swedish Social Democratic politician
*[[Anita Jose]], Indian-born educator and business strategist
*[[Anita Kanter]], American amateur tennis player
*[[Anita Kanwal]], Indian television actress and producer
*[[Anita Kanwar]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Anita Kazai]] (born 1988), Hungarian handballer
*[[Anita Kelsey]], British singer and songwriter
*[[Anita Kerr]] (born 1927), American singer, composer, and music producer
*[[Anita Kert Ellis]] (born 1920), Canadian-born American singer and actress
*[[Anita King]] (1884–1963), American racecar driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner
*[[Anita Klein]] (born 1960), Austrialina-born British painter and printmaker
*[[Anita Kulcsár]] (1976–2005), Hungarian handballer
*[[Anita Kuhlke]] (born 1947), German rower
*[[Anita Kunz]] (born 1956), Canadian-born artist and illustrator
*[[Anita L. Allen]], American academic
*[[Anita Lallande]] (born 1949), Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer
*[[Anita Lane]], Australian singer and songwriter
*[[Anita Lasker-Wallfisch]] (born 1925), German-born cellist and Holocaust survivor
*[[Anita Leocádia Prestes]] (born 1936), Brazilian historian
*[[Anita Lerche]], Danish singer, songwriter, and composer
*[[Anita Lerman]] (born 1944), American politician
*[[Anita Linda]] (born 1924), Filipino film actor
*[[Anita Lipnicka]] (born 1975), Polish singer and songwriter
*[[Anita Lizana]] (1915–1994), Chilean tennis player
*[[Anita Lo]], American chef and restaurateur
*[[Anita Lonsbrough]] MBE (born 1941), British swimmer
*[[Anita Loos]] (1888–1981), American screenwriter and playwright
*[[Anita Louise]] (1915–1970), American film actress
*[[Anita Louise Combe]], Australian actress, singer, and dancer
*[[Anita Louise Suazo]] (born 1947), Native-American potter
*[[Anita Márton]] (born 1989), Hungarian shot putter
*[[Anita Madden]] (born 1933), American sportswoman
*[[Anita Malfatti]] (1889–1964), Brazilian artist
*[[Anita Mann]] (born 1947), American choreographer, dancer, and actress
*[[Anita Marks]], American football player and radio personality
*[[Anita Martinez]] (born 1925), American politician
*[[Anita Mason]] (born 1942), British writer
*[[Anita McNaught]] (born 1965), British-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter
*[[Anita Meyer]] (Annita Meijer) (born 1954), Dutch singer
*[[Anita Miller]] (born 1951), American field hockey player
*[[Anita Miller Smith]] (1893–1968), American impressionist and regionalist painter
*[[Anita Moen]] (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier
*[[Anita Mormand]] (born 1971), French sprinter
*[[Anita Morris]] (1943–1994), American actress
*[[Anita Mui]] (1963–2003), Hong Kong singer and actress
*[[Anita Nüssner-Kobuss]] (born 1935), German sprint canoeist
*[[Anita Nair]], Indian-born writer
*[[Anita Nall]] (born 1976), American Olympic swimmer
*[[Anita Neville]] MP (born 1942), Canadian politician
*[[Anita Newcomb McGee]] (1864–1940), American physician
*[[Anita North]], British shooter
*[[Anita Nyberg]] (born 1940), Swedish academic
*[[Anita Nyman]] (born 1971), Finnish cross-country skier
*[[Anita O'Day]] (1919–2006), American jazz singer
*[[Anita of Braganza]] (1885–1977), American socialite and heiress
*[[Anita Ondine Smith]] (born 1974), Australian-born filmmaker
*[[Anita Orlund]] (born 1964), Norwegian Labour Party politician
*[[Anita Ortega]], Puerto Rican basketball
*[[Anita Pádár]], Hungarian footballer
*[[Anita Page]] (1910–2008), American film actress
*[[Anita Palermo Kelly]], American politician
*[[Anita Pallenberg]] (born 1944), Italian-born actress, model, and fashion designer
*[[Anita Parkhurst Willcox]] (1892–1984), American artist, feminist, and pacifist
*[[Anita Peabody]] (1925–1934), American racehorse
*[[Anita Perez Ferguson]] (born 1949), American speaker, consultant, and writer
*[[Anita Perras]], Canadian country singer
*[[Anita Thigpen Perry]] American healthcare advocate and First Lady of Texas (2000–present)
*[[Anita Phillips]] (born 1945), Australian politician
*[[Anita Pistone]] (born 1976), Italian runner
*[[Anita Pointer]] (born 1948), American R&amp;B/soul singer and songwriter, member of The Pointer Sisters
*[[Anita Pollitzer]] (1894–1975), American photographer
*[[Anita J. Prazmowska]], British academic
*[[Anita Protti]], Swiss track and field athlete
*[[Anita Rachlis]], Canadian AIDS researcher
*[[Anita Raj]] (born 1962), Indian actress
*[[Anita Ramasastry]], American academic
*[[Anita Rani]] (born 1977), British radio and television presenter and journalist
*[[Anita Rapp]] (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
*[[Anita Ratnam]] (born 1954), Indian dancer and choreographer
*[[Anita Rau Badami]] (born 1961), Indian-born Canadian writer
*[[Anita Rayan]] (born 1977), Indian Classical Dancer, Teacher
*[[Anita Renfroe]] (born 1963), American comedian
*[[Anita Revel]] (born 1968), Australian writer
*[[Anita Rinaldi]] (born 1974), Hungarian pornographic actress and film director
*[[Anita Rizzuti]] (born 1971), Norwegian snooker player
*[[Anita Roberts]] (1942–2006), American molecular biologist
*[[Anita Roddick]], DBE (1942–2007), British businesswoman, founder of The Body Shop
*[[Anita Rollin]] (born c. 1981) Sri Lankan snowboarder
*[[Anita Romaniuk]], Canadian politician
*[[Anita Sands]], Irish businesswoman, academic, and public speaker
*[[Anita Sarkeesian]], American feminist and blogger
*[[Anita Schätzle]] (born 1981), German freestyle wrestler
*[[Anita Scott Coleman]] (1890–1960), American short-story writer and poet
*[[Anita Shapira]] (born 1940), Israeli historian
*[[Anita Shreve]] (born 1946), American writer
*[[Anita Sidén]] (born 1940), Swedish Moderate Party politician
*[[Anita Silvers]], American philosopher
*[[Anita Silvey]], American editor and literary critic
*[[Anita Singhvi]], Indian classical singer
*[[Anita Skorgan]] (born 1958), Norwegian singer and songwriter
*[[Anita Smits]] (born 1967), Dutch archer
*[[Anita Snellman]] (1924–2006), Finnish painter
*[[Anita Sokołowska]] (born 1976), Polish actress
*[[Anita Stansfield]] (born 1961), American writer
*[[Anita Stewart]] (1895–1961), American actress and film producer
*[[Anita Stewart (culinary author)]] (born 1947), Canadian culinary writer and food activist
*[[Anita Strindberg]] (born 1944), Italian actress
*[[Anita Summers]], American educator
*[[Anita Thallaug]] (born 1938), Norwegian actor and singer
*[[Anita Tijoux]] (born 1977), French-born Chilean hip-hop musician
*[[Anita Tomar]], Indian wrestler
*[[Anita Tsoy]] (born 1971), Russian singer
*[[Anita Turner]] (born 1972), British script editor and television producer
*[[Anita Ušacka]] (born 1952), Latvian judge and academic
*[[Anita Utseth]] (born 1966), Norwegian engineer and politician
*[[Anita Uwagbale]] (now Anita Iseghohi), Nigerian beauty queen and model
*[[Anita Valen]] (born 1968), Norwegian cyclist
*[[Anita Vogel]] (born 1969), American news reporter
*[[Anita Weiß]] (born 1955), German middle-distance runner
*[[Anita Włodarczyk]] (born 1985), Polish hammer thrower
*[[Anita Waage]] (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
*[[Anita Wachter]] (born 1967), Austrian alpine skier
*[[Anita (singer)|Anita Wagner]] (born 1960), Austrian singer
*[[Anita Wall]] (born 1940), Swedish actress
*[[Anita Ward]] (born 1956), American singer
*[[Anita Werner]] (born 1978), Polish television journalist
*[[Anita West]], British actress and television presenter
*[[Anita Weyermann]] (born 1977), Swiss middle-distance runner
*[[Anita Wood]] (born 1937), American television performer
*[[Anita Yuen]], Hong Kong actress
*[[Anita Zucker]], American businesswoman, first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
*[[Gurmayum Anita Devi]], Indian mountaineer
*[[J. Anita Stup]] (born 1945), American politician
*[[Jagat and Anita Nanjappa]], Indian racecar drivers
*[[Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van Eijk]], Dutch royal


===Surname===
=== Given name ===
* [[Anita W. Addison]] (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer
*[[Quezon-Villa Anita]], Filipino basketball player
* [[Anita Álvarez de Williams]] (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer, and historian
*[[Vurnon Anita]] (born 1989), Dutch footballer
* [[Anita Østby]] (born 1972), [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Norwegian Liberal Party]] politician
* [[Anita Allen (pentathlete)]] (born 1977), American Olympic pentathlete
* [[Anita Alpern]] (1920–2006), American Internal Revenue Service official
* [[Anita Alvarez]] (born 1960), American government official, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois
* [[Anita Alvarez (synchronized swimmer)]], American, (born 1996)
* [[Anita Among]] (born 1973), Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician
* [[Anita Anand (journalist)|Anita Anand]] (born 1972), British radio presenter, and journalist
* [[Anita Anand]] (born 1967), Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of National Defence
* [[Anita Andreassen]] (born 1960), Norwegian mushing competitor
* [[Anita Apelthun Sæle]] (born 1951), Norwegian politician
* [[Anita Arya]] (born 1963), Indian politician
* [[Anita Asante]] (born 1985), British footballer
* [[Anita Auglend]] (born 1979), Norwegian singer
* [[Anita Augspurg]] (1857–1943), German lawyer, actor, writer, and feminist
* [[Anita B. Brody]] (born 1935), American judge
* [[Anita Bärwirth]] (1918–1994), German gymnast
* [[Anita Baker]] (born 1958), American R&amp;B and soul singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Barone]] (born 1964), American actress
* [[Anita Berber]] (1899–1928), German dancer, actress, and writer
* [[Anita Berrizbeitia]] (born 1957), Venezuelan-born American landscape theorist, teacher, and writer
* [[Anita Best]], Canadian teacher, broadcaster, and singer
* [[Anita Bitri-Prapaniku]] (1968–2004), Albanian pop singer and violinist
* [[Anita Björk]] (1923–2012), Swedish actress
* [[Anita K. Blair]] (born 1950), American military judge
* [[Anita Błochowiak]] (born 1973), Polish politician
* [[Anita Borg]] (1949–2003), American computer scientist
* [[Anita Bose Pfaff]] (born 1942), Austrian economics professor, daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose
* [[Anita Boyer]] (1915–1985), American Big Band singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Brenner]] (1905–1974), Mexican-born writer of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history
* [[Anita Briem]] (born 1982), Icelandic actress
* [[Anita Brodén]] (born 1948), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
* [[Anita Brookner]] CBE (1928–2016), British novelist and art historian
* [[Anita Bryant]] (born 1940), American anti-gay activist
* [[Anita Bulath]] (born 1983), Hungarian handballer
* [[Anita Buri]] (born 1978), Swiss beauty pageant winner, crowned Miss Switzerland 1999
* [[Anita Bush]] (1883–1974), American stage actress and playwright
* [[Anita C. Hill]] (born 1951), American cleric
* [[Anita Calvert Lebourgeoise]] (1879–1940), American attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer, and feminist
* [[Anita Caprioli]] (born 1973), Italian theater and film actress
* [[Anita Carey]] (1948–2023), British actress
* [[Ana Carrillo Domínguez]] (1898–1974), known as Anita Carrillo, communist activist and a captain in the [[Spanish Republican Army]].
* [[Anita Carter]] (1933–1999), American country and folk singer
* [[Anita Caspary]] (1915–2011), American nun, founder of Immaculate Heart of Mary Community
* [[Anita Cerquetti]] (1931–2014), Italian dramatic soprano
* [[Anita Chapman]] (born 1952), British Paralympic archer
* [[Anita Christensen]] (born 1972), Danish professional boxer
* [[Murder of Anita Cobby|Anita Cobby]] (1959–1986), Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner
* [[Anita Cifra]] (born 1989), Hungarian handballer
* [[Anita Cochran]] (born 1967), American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
* [[Anita Colby]] (1914–1992), American actress and model
* [[Anita Coleman]], American librarian and researcher
* [[Anita Conti]] (1899–1997), French explorer, photographer and oceanographer
* [[Anita Cornwell]] (1923–2023), American gay rights advocate
* [[Anita Daher]], Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books
* [[Anita Darian]] (1927–2015), American singer and actress
* [[Anita De Bauch]] (born 1986), British model
* [[Anita de Braganza]] (1886–1977), American socialite and heiress
* [[Anita DeFrantz]] (born 1952), American Olympic rower
* [[Anita De Sosoo]], Ghanaian politician
* [[Anita Delgado]] (1890–1962), Spanish flamenco dancer and singer
* [[Anita Desai]] (born 1937), Indian novelist and academic
* [[Anita Diamant]] (born 1951), American writer
* Anita Dillen (born 1959), former [[ABN-Amro]] executive, niece of [[Philips]] CEO Cor Dillen
* [[Anita Dobson]] (born 1949), British television actress
* [[Anita Dolly Panek]] (born 1930), Brazilian biochemist
* [[Anita Doreen Diggs]] (born 1966), American editor, novelist, and lecturer
* [[Anita Doth]] (born 1971), Dutch singer
* [[Anita Dunn]] (born 1958), American political consultant
* [[Anita Ekberg]] (1931–2015), Swedish model and actress
* [[Anita Elberse]] (born 1970s), American academic
* [[Anita Ellis]] (1920–2015), Canadian-born American singer and actress
* [[Anita Elson]] (1898–1985), American dancer and singer
* [[Anita Fernandini de Naranjo]] (1902–1982), Peruvian politician
* [[Anita Finlay]], American actress
* [[Anita Gaće]] (born 1983), Croatian handballer
* [[Anita Gale, Baroness Gale]] (born 1940), British politician
* [[Anita Galić]] (born 1985), Croatian freestyle swimmer
* [[Anita Ganeri]] (born 1961), British writer, the ''[[Horrible Geography]]'' series
* [[Anita Gara]] (born 1983), Hungarian chess grand master
* [[Anita Garanča]] (1949–2015), Latvian singer and music teacher, mother of the famous operatic mezzo-soprano [[Elīna Garanča]]
* [[Anita Garibaldi]] (1821–1849), Brazilian-born revolutionary, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi
* [[Anita Garvin]] (1907–1994), American actress and comedian
* [[Anita Gershman]], American film producer
* [[Anita Gillette]] (born 1936), American actress
* [[Anita Glesta]] (born 1958), American artist
* [[Anita Goel]], American physicist and physician
* [[Anita Görbicz]] (born 1983), Hungarian handball player
* [[Anita Gradin]] (1933–2022), Swedish politician and ambassador
* [[Anita Grūbe]] (born 1955), Latvian actress
* [[Anita Guha]] (1932–2007), Indian film actress
* [[Anita Gutwell]] (1931–2022), Austrian film actress
* [[Anita Håkenstad]] (born 1968), Norwegian long-distance runner
* [[Anita Hagen]] (1931–2015), Canadian politician
* [[Anita Hall]], American politician
* [[Anita Halpin]] (born 1944), British politician
* [[Anita Hansbo]] (born 1960), Swedish mathematician and academic administrator
* [[Anita Harding]] (1952–1995), British neurologist
* [[Anita Harris]] (born 1942), British actress and singer
* [[Anita Hegerland]] (born 1961), Norwegian singer
* [[Anita Hegh]] (born 1972), Australian actor
* [[Anita Heiss]] (born 1968), Indigenous Australian writer
* [[Anita Hendrie]] (1863–1940), American actress
* [[Anita Hill]] (born 1956), American academic
* [[Aníta Hinriksdóttir]] (born 1996), Icelandic middle-distance runner
* [[Anita Hoffman]] (1942–1998), American activist and writer, wife of radical Abbie Hoffman
* [[Anita Howard]] (born 1969), American sprinter
* [[Anita Huffington]] (born 1934), American sculptor
* [[Anita Hugi]] (born 1975),Swiss author, producer, journalist, editor, filmmaker and festival director.
* [[Anita Inder Singh]], Indian international affairs analyst
* [[Anita Iseghohi]] (born 1985), Nigerian businesswoman
* [[Anita Jönsson]] (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
* [[Anita Johansson (figure skater)]] (born 1954), Swedish figure skater
* [[Anita Johansson (politician)]] (born 1944), Swedish Social Democratic politician
* [[Anita Jose]] (born 1970s), Indian-born educator and business strategist
* [[Anita Kanter]] (born 1933), American tennis player ranked in World top 10
* [[Anita Kanwal]] (born 1954), Indian television actress and producer
* [[Anita Kanwar]], Indian film and television actor
* [[Anita Kazai]] (born 1988), Hungarian handballer
* [[Anita Kelsey]] (born 1963), British singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Kerr]] (1927–2022), American singer, composer, arranger and producer
* [[Anita King]] (1884–1963), American racecar driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner
* [[Anita Klein]] (born 1960), Austrialina-born British painter and print-maker
* [[Anita Klemensen]] (born 1977), Danish chef
* [[Anita Kulcsár]] (1976–2005), Hungarian handballer
* [[Anita Kuhlke]] (born 1947), German rower
* [[Anita Kunz]] (born 1956), Canadian-born artist and illustrator
* [[Anita L. Allen]] (born 1953), American academic
* [[Anita Lallande]] (1949–2021), Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer
* [[Anita Lane]] (1959–2021), Australian singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Lasker-Wallfisch]] (born 1925), German-born cellist and Holocaust survivor
* [[Anita Leocádia Prestes]] (born 1936), Brazilian historian
* [[Anita Lerche]] (born 1973), Danish singer, songwriter, and composer
* [[Anita Lerman]] (born 1944), American politician
* [[Anita Liepiņa]] (born 1967), Latvian race walker and long distance runner
* [[Anita Linda]] (1924–2020), Filipino film actor
* [[Anita Lipnicka]] (born 1975), Polish singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Lizana]] (1915–1994), Chilean tennis player
* [[Anita Lo]], American chef and restaurateur
* [[Anita Lonsbrough]] MBE (born 1941), British swimmer
* [[Anita Loos]] (1889–1981), American screenwriter and playwright
* [[Anita Louise]] (1915–1970), American film actress
* [[Anita Louise Combe]], Australian actress, singer, and dancer
* [[Anita Louise Suazo]] (born 1937), Native-American potter
* [[Anita Márton]] (born 1989), Hungarian shot putter
* [[Anita Madden]] (1933–2018), American sportswoman
* [[Anita Malfatti]] (1889–1964), Brazilian artist
* [[Anita Mann]] (born 1946), American choreographer, dancer, and actress
* [[Anita Marks]] (born 1970), American football player and radio personality
* [[Anita Martinez]] (born 1925), American politician
* [[Anita Martini]] (1939–1993), American journalist
* [[Anita Mason]] (1942–2020), British writer
* [[Anita McNaught]] (born 1965), British-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter
* [[Anita Meyer]] (Annita Meijer, born 1954), Dutch singer
* [[Anita Miller (publisher)]] (1926–2018), American author and publisher
* [[Anita Miller (field hockey)]] (born 1951), American field hockey player and Olympic athlete
* [[Anita Miller Smith]] (1893–1968), American impressionist and regionalist painter
* [[Anita Moen]] (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier
* [[Anita Mormand]] (born 1971), French sprinter
* [[Anita Morris]] (1943–1994), American actress
* [[Anita Mui]] (1963–2003), Hong Kong singer and actress
* [[Anita Nüßner]] (born 1935), German sprint canoeist
* [[Anita Nair]] (born 1966), Indian-born writer
* [[Anita Nall]] (born 1976), American Olympic swimmer
* [[Anita Neville]] MP (born 1942), Canadian politician
* [[Anita Newcomb McGee]] (1864–1940), American physician
* [[Anita North]] (born 1963), British shooter
* [[Anita Nyberg]] (born 1940), Swedish academic
* [[Anita Nyman]] (born 1971), Finnish cross-country skier
* [[Anita O'Day]] (1919–2006), American jazz singer
* [[Anita de Braganza]] (1886–1977), American socialite and heiress
* [[Anita Ontiveros]] (1947–2024), Argentinian television producer
* [[Anita Orlund]] (born 1964), Norwegian Labour Party politician
* [[Anita Ortega]], Puerto Rican basketball player
* [[Anita Otto]] (1942–2019), German discus thrower
* [[Anita Pádár]] (born 1979), Hungarian footballer
* [[Anita Page]] (1910–2008), American film actress
* [[Anita Palermo Kelly]] (1913–1990), American politician
* [[Anita Pallenberg]] (1942–2017), Italian-born actress, model, and fashion designer
* [[Annita Pania]] (born 1970), Greek television hostess
* [[Anita Parkhurst Willcox]] (1892–1984), American artist, feminist, and pacifist
* [[Anita Peabody]] (1925–1934), American racehorse
* [[Anita Perez Ferguson]] (born 1949), American speaker, consultant, and writer
* [[Anita Perras]] (born 1960), Canadian country singer
* [[Anita Thigpen Perry]] (born 1952), American healthcare advocate and First Lady of Texas (2000–2015)
* [[Anita Phillips]] (1945–2023), Australian politician
* [[Anita Pistone]] (born 1976), Italian runner
* [[Anita Pijpelink]] (born 1974), Dutch politician
* [[Anita Pointer]] (1948–2022), American R&amp;B/soul singer and songwriter, member of The Pointer Sisters
* [[Anita Pollitzer]] (1894–1975), American photographer
* [[Anita J. Prazmowska]], British academic
* [[Anita Protti]] (born 1964), Swiss track and field athlete
* [[Anita Punt]] (born 1987), New Zealand field hockey player
* [[Anita Rachlis]], Canadian AIDS researcher
* [[Anita Raj]] (born 1962), Indian actress
* [[Anita Ramasastry]], American academic
* [[Anita Rani]] (born 1977), British radio and television presenter and journalist
* [[Anita Rapp]] (born 1977), Norwegian footballer
* [[Anita Ratnam]] (born 1954), Indian dancer and choreographer
* [[Anita Rau Badami]] (born 1961), Indian-born Canadian writer
* [[Anita Reeves]] (1948–2016), Irish actress
* [[Anita Renfroe]] (born 1962), American comedian
* [[Anita Roberts]] (1942–2006), American molecular biologist
* [[Anita Roddick]] DBE (1942–2007), British businesswoman, founder of The Body Shop
* [[Anita Rollin]] (born {{circa|1981}}), Sri Lankan snowboarder
* [[Anita Sarkeesian]] (born 1983), Canadian-American feminist
* [[Anita Schätzle]] (born 1981), German freestyle wrestler
* [[Anita Schjøll Brede]] (born 1985), Norwegian entrepreneur
* [[Anita Shapira]] (born 1940), Israeli historian
* [[Anita Sheoran]] (born 1984), Indian freestyle wrestler
* [[Anita Shreve]] (1946–2018), American writer
* [[Anita Sidén]] (born 1940), Swedish Moderate Party politician
* [[Anita Silvers]] (1940–2019), American philosopher
* [[Anita Silvey]] (born 1947), American editor and literary critic
* [[Anita Singhvi]] (born 1964), Indian classical singer
* [[Anita Skorgan]] (born 1958), Norwegian singer and songwriter
* [[Anita Smits]] (born 1967), Dutch archer
* [[Anita Snellman]] (1924–2006), Finnish painter
* [[Anita Sokołowska]] (born 1976), Polish actress
* [[Anita Stansfield]] (born 1961), American writer
* [[Anita Stewart]] (1895–1961), American actress and film producer
* [[Anita Stewart (culinary author)]] (1947–2020), Canadian culinary writer and food activist
* [[Anita Strindberg]] (born 1937), Italian actress
* [[Anita Summers]] (1925–2023), American educator
* [[Anita Thallaug]] (1938–2023), Norwegian actor and singer
* [[Anita Tijoux]] (born 1977), French-born Chilean hip-hop musician
* [[Anita Trumpe]] (born 1968), Latvian hurdler
* [[Anita Tsoy]] (born 1971), Russian singer
* [[Anita Turner]] (born 1972), British script editor and television producer
* [[Anita Ušacka]] (born 1952), Latvian judge and academic
* [[Anita Utseth]] (born 1966), Norwegian engineer and politician
* [[Anita Uwagbale]] (now Anita Iseghohi), Nigerian beauty queen and model
* [[Anita Valen]] (born 1968), Norwegian cyclist
* [[Anita Vogel]] (born 1969), American news reporter
* [[Anita Weiß]] (born 1955), German middle-distance runner
* [[Anita Włodarczyk]] (born 1985), Polish hammer thrower
* [[Anita Waage]] (born 1971), Norwegian footballer
* [[Anita Wachter]] (born 1967), Austrian alpine skier
* [[Anita (singer)|Anita Wagner]] (born 1960), Austrian singer
* [[Anita Wall]] (born 1940), Swedish actress
* [[Anita Ward]] (born 1956), American singer
* [[Anita Werner]] (born 1978), Polish television journalist
* [[Anita West]] (born 1935), British actress and television presenter
* [[Anita Weyermann]] (born 1977), Swiss middle-distance runner
* [[Anita Wood]] (1937–2023), American television performer
* [[Anita Yuen]] (born 1971), Hong Kong actress
* [[Anita Zucker]] (born 1951/1952), American businesswoman, first female Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
* [[Gurmayum Anita Devi]], Indian mountaineer
* [[J. Anita Stup]] (born 1945), American politician
* [[Jagat and Anita Nanjappa]], Indian race-car drivers
* [[Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau]] (born 1969), Dutch royal


===Fictional characters===
=== Characters ===
*[[Anita Blake]], the protagonist of Laurell K. Hamilton's novel series ''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter''
* [[Anita Blake]], the protagonist of [[Laurell K. Hamilton]]'s novel series ''[[Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter]]''
*[[Anita (Darkstalkers)]], videogame character and follower of Donovan Baine
* [[Anita (Darkstalkers)]], a video game character in ''[[Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge]]''
* [[Anita Hailey]] ([[Shiho Miyano]]), a character in the manga/anime ''[[Case Closed]]''
* Anita Drew, the principal of Gene Howe Elementary School on "[[The Ethan Show]]"
*[[Anita Hailey]] (Shiho Miyano), a character in the manga/anime ''Case Closed''
* [[Anita Santos]], character on the ABC daytime drama ''[[All My Children]]''
*[[Anita Santos]], character on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''
* Anita Barnes, a character from the film ''[[The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations]]'' played by Chantel Giacalone
* Anita Knight, from "[[The Secret Show]]"
* Anita Knight, from ''[[The Secret Show]]''
*[[Anita Van Buren]], character on the television crime drama ''Law & Order'' portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson
* [[Anita Van Buren]], character on the television crime drama ''[[Law & Order]]'' portrayed by [[S. Epatha Merkerson]]
*Anita, a comic book character in the works of Italian artist [[Guido Crepax]]
* Anita, a comic book character in the works of Italian artist [[Guido Crepax]]
*Anita, a character in the musical ''[[West Side Story]]''
* Anita, a character in the musical ''[[West Side Story]]''
*Anita, a recurring character in the British sit-com ''[[dinnerladies]]''
* Anita Bircham, a character from ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]'' portrayed by Sonya Maddox
*Anita Needy, a character in the black comedy horror film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''
* Anita, a recurring character in the British sit-com ''[[dinnerladies (TV series)]]''
* Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, a character in the black comedy horror film ''[[Jennifer's Body]]''
* Anita, a girlfriend character in ''[[Need for Speed]]''
* Anita Radcliffe, character in Disney's animated film ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians|101 Dalmatians]]''
* Anita, a character in the anime ''[[Hunter × Hunter (1999 anime)|Hunter × Hunter]]'' episode 11
* Anita Robb, a character in the film ''[[Friday the 13th: A New Beginning]]'' played by [[Jere Fields]]
* Anita is the middle name of ''[[American Dad!]]'' character [[Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve Smith]]
* Anita Sánchez is the [[antiheroine]] protagonist of Rebecca Schaeffer's novel series ''Market of Monsters''


==See also==
== See also ==
{{srt|given}}
*[[Amita (disambiguation)|Amita]]
* [[Amita]]
*[[Annette (disambiguation)|Annette]]
*[[Anna (name)|Anna]]
* [[Anahita]]
*[[Annie (disambiguation)|Annie]]
* [[Annette (disambiguation)]]
*[[Anya]]
* [[Anna (given name)]]
*[[Annika (disambiguation)|Annika]]
* [[Annie (given name)]]
* [[Anya]]
* [[Annika (given name)]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Hanks 2006">{{cite book
| last1 = Hanks
| first1 = Patrick
| authorlink1 = Patrick Hanks
| last2 = Hardcastle
| first2 = Kate
| last3 = Hodges
| first3 = Flavia
| title = A Dictionary of First Names
| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
| publication-place = Oxford, England
| series = Oxford paperback reference
| year = 2006
| isbn = 978-0-19-861060-1
| oclc = 67869278
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC
| page = 57
| access-date = 21 November 2024
}}</ref>
}}


{{given name|Anita|nocat}}
{{given name}}
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 23 December 2024

Anita
Pronunciation/əˈniːtə/ ə-NEE-tə
GenderFemale
Language(s)Indo-European languages
Other names
See alsoAnitha, Ann, Anne, Ana, Anna, Annette, Annie

Anita is a feminine given name.[1] The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where Indo-European languages are spoken, namely Europe, South Asia, North America.

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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