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Rita

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• Pronounced： [ REE-tə (English), REE-tah (German) ]
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• Usage：Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese

Short form of MARGHERITA and other names ending in rita. A famous bearer was American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

	MARGHERITA   female   Italian Italian form of MARGARET. This is also the Italian word for "daisy flower" (species Leucanthemum vulgare).
		MARGARET   female   English Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", probably ultimately a borrowing from Sanskrit मञ्यरी (manyari). Saint Margaret, the patron of expectant mothers, was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. Later legends told of her escape from a dragon, with which she was often depicted in medieval art. The saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and her name has been widely used in the Christian world. Other saints by this name include a queen of Scotland and a princess of Hungary. It was also borne by Queen Margaret I of Denmark, who united Denmark, Sweden, and Norway in the 14th century. Famous literary bearers include American writer Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949), the author of 'Gone with the Wind', and Canadian writer Margaret Atwood (1939-).