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Rita
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What Rita means
- Italian and Spanish short for Margherita, 'pearl' Christian saint: St Rita of Cascia, patron of impossible causes
- Italian and Greek pearl; short for Margherita Christian saint: Rita of Cascia, patron of impossible causes
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 4 in Croatia (2021)
- no. 29 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 162 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 333 in Austria (2020)
- no. 341 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 368 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 420 in France (2019)
- no. 433 in Norway (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Margot Maisie Margarida Margaux Maggie Margaret Megan Greta Margo Pearl Maisy Marguerite