The name Anita

[Liz09]

What do you think of the name Anita? Anna isn't an option as we know a few already, and Anita would be honouring someone directly (as it's their middle name). Just wondering if it's a bit dated, or otherwise just not nice? I always associate it with Pallenberg, but I have no clue how it's received generally.

[Raines100]

I like it

[Floggingmolly]

It's nice.

[TheRealAdaLovelace]

yes it's a lovely name.

[CoffeeCoffeeAndLotsOfIt]

I don't like it at all - sorry

[ChristmasAccountant]

I love it

[WibblyWobblyJellyHead]

I love it.

[Allalonenow]

It's a beautiful name, pretty for a little girl, and classy and sophisticated for a grown up.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Really like it

[Sophronia]

I like it

[Mottled]

It is ok but really like Anika.

[winniemcgoogan]

I like Anita and I like nanita it's on my list for a girls name so I can use my grans name Nancy as a nickname. But everyone seems to hate the longer versions I have picked out

[Houseconfusion]

In India it's an Indian name that is very dated and would sound like the equivalent of a Gertrude or Joan.

[SteviebunsBottrittrundle]

Really lovely! I haven't heard it in ages.

I don't like Nanita though (sorry Winnie). Could you do Anita, nn Nancy if you are really don't want to use Nanette or just Nancy on the BC? It wouldn't occur to me to call an Anita Nancy for short, but if someone introduced themselves as Nancy I would obviously call them that, regardless of what was on their BC iyswim.

[IoraRua]

Nice name but a lot depends on your surname. Anita Goodman for example wouldn't be great...

[iCloud]

I have a Norwegian friend called Anita, lovely.

[Hurricane99]

Not a name I'd pick myself, but it's inoffensive. I recently met an Annecye which has grown on me (although everyone mishears it as Alice at first)

[LotsOfDots]

It makes me think of west side story. Which is never a bad thing.

[DramaAlpaca]

I find it very dated. Sorry.

[Enkopkaffetak]

Don't like it at all and yes think it is dated.

[MollyTwo]

In India it's an Indian name that is very dated and would sound like the equivalent of a Gertrude or Joan.

Correct. It's more an 'Aunty' name and quite dated.

[Purplebluebird]

I know of lots of people in Norway called Anita. Very nice name. I also like Anine :)

[CharleyDavidson]

My sister is an Anita. And I have worked with three different Anita's. All now aged between 40 and 60.


I do like it, as I'm very used to it. I think it is a pretty name and fine for a new baby. Lots of people use the nickname 'Neet'.

[sycamore54321]

I like it. Well known but not overly common, easy to spell. Would travel well if your daughter moves to a country with another language. Looks pleasingly balanced when written down and sounds nice. To me, it is a lot less frumpy than the granny/maiden aunt names that find favour on here.

[Mclaren37]

I'm afraid I find it rather harsh and very dated. Could you honour this person by using their first name? Seems unusual to choose someone's middle name to honour thenm, since middle names are often there to honor someone else to begin with.

[LunaLoveg00d]

It's a good name - easy to spell, easy to pronounce and not "weird". Those who are saying it's dated probably have children called Lily-Rose or Lexi which will date in exactly the same way.