Meaning and Origin of: Rita
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Girl name origins & meanings:
- Greek, Persian, Hebrew, Irish, Latin : Child of light; pearl; jewel
- Greek : Pearl; precious
Girl name variations
- Margaret,
- Maggie,
- Maggy,
- Magee,
- Mag,
- Margery,
- Margareta,
- Margarita,
- Margita,
- Margory,
- Marjorie,
- Marjory,
- Marget,
- Margret,
- Margette,
- Margalo,
- Marguerite,
- Margarida,
- Margiad,
- Margherita,
- Margarethe,
- Maergrethe,
- Margaretha,
- Margalith,
- Mairghread,
- Margo,
- Marjoe,
- Marga,
- Margot,
- Margaux,
- Marge,
- Margie,
- Marta,
- Madge,
- Mamie,
- Maymie,
- Maisie,
- Meg,
- Meggie,
- Midge,
- Gretchen,
- Gretel,
- Gretle,
- Greta,
- Grete,
- Garet,
- Peg,
- Peggy,
- Reta,
- Reeta,
- Reta,
- Rheta,
- Rhetta,
Family name origins & meanings:
- Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan : from the female personal name Rita, a reduced form of Margharita ‘Margaret’, chosen in particular in honor of a 15th-century Italian saint who bore the name in this form.
