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Carlita?

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MrsRhettButler · 02/05/2011 23:08

nice no?

its the 'lita' part that i like... are there any more like this?

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MercurySoccer · 14/05/2011 17:23

How about Carlina?

robincousins · 14/05/2011 10:41

a few more ita names for your attention

anita
angelita
amita
bonita
benita
birgita
brigita
lolita
evita
perdita
nita
rosita
tacita
sunita
sarita
vita
venita
vita
zita
dita
gita
lita
carita
lalita
margarita
melita
rita
nikita
ita

good luck

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MrsRhettButler · 14/05/2011 01:41

I don't mind rudeness, I can take it, I'd rather hear what people really think and Americans think names like shantaijah are 'pretty' names!

Il take that though, thanks

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ChuckYouFarlie · 13/05/2011 00:56

Sorry...

go look on www.babynamewizard.com... it's a bit american, but still very thorough and thoughtful. And Americans are a lot less rude about name choices, by the way. (They're strange)

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MrsRhettButler · 12/05/2011 23:07

Hmmmm, Jane

I'm finding it very hard to name this child....

And no ones helping......

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JellyBeansOnToast · 12/05/2011 22:54

Whoops

Have you considered Jane?

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MrsRhettButler · 12/05/2011 22:38

Jellybeans!!!! How could you??!! Shameless??!!

the name has been ruined, RUINED I tell u!

Ok, yeah, cat litter. Hmm lol

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Cutiecat · 12/05/2011 18:55

MrsRhettButler - Catlita or Cat Litter. hmmmmmm

JellyBeansOnToast · 12/05/2011 16:49

What about Carlotta? It's Spanish for Charlotte and a lot nice that Carlita, IMO. Carlita sounds like something out of Shameless, sorry...

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MrsRhettButler · 12/05/2011 16:11

Catlita? i am confused, am i being dumb or is dreamingofsun?

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Cutiecat · 11/05/2011 23:54

dreamingofsun - OMG so pleased you worked that one out for the OP. What a shocker.

WiiUnfit · 05/05/2011 14:49

Sorry Mrs, I agree with Ragwort in that it sounds like a child named after their Father (Carl) or like you wanted a boy, had the name picked out & decided to add a feminine ending.

virginiasmonalogue · 05/05/2011 13:34

I like Elita and it also means little star (or so I'm told) which makes me like it even more.

dreamingofsun · 05/05/2011 10:09

try changing the 'r' to a 't'. interesting nickname at school

valiumbandwitch · 05/05/2011 08:57

Nowadays names like Millie, Annie, Maisy and other names that would have been considered nick names are used as given names, so I guess times are changing and there are no rules.

I wouldn't put Carlita on a birth cert although I do like it, but if I were using Maggie I'd put Margaret on the bc. That's just me. People seem to be split about 50:50 on it

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MrsRhettButler · 04/05/2011 21:20

ooh peterpie hi, :)
so its not a 'real' name? would anyone have it on a bc?

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MrsRhettButler · 04/05/2011 21:19

i would val i like the whole name, i don't like Carly or Carla... i'm hoping thats not too much of a faux pas

i live in Bristol mathanxiety so i was worried about the T going missing also.. buuut here in Bristol they manage to mispronounce EVERYTHING! so i can't let that sway my decision too much

i also love the fact that its not even in the top 1000 names let alone the top 100!

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valiumbandwitch · 04/05/2011 20:21

I like it, i suppose it's an Italian female pet form of Charles I guess.....

I do like it actually. would you put the 'ita' on the bc?

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peterpie · 04/05/2011 09:12

Hi!
Like some of the others have already mentioned "ita" is a diminuitive so here in Spain a little girl called Carla would be called "Carlita", usually by family and friends. This happens a lot, my sister in law is Sara officially but her family still call her Sarita even though she´s nearly 30! She isn´t known as Sarita outside the family though.

mathanxiety · 04/05/2011 06:35

It's a place where Carlita would be pronounced Car-LEE-ah.

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MrsRhettButler · 03/05/2011 22:06

Glottal stop territory? Am I being a bit dim not knowing what that is?
I'm still unsure, I llove the name though, dp says we call her what's on the birth cert, we don't confuse things. So its carlita or not!
I guess I'm most bothered about the names meaning and that its 'real'
When I looked online it put the meaning as 'free' or 'strong' but I thought lita meant little also
Thanks for all the input though :)

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Cutiecat · 03/05/2011 22:05

Hmmm. I am not sure. I know a Catalina. Would you consider that?

Pussinflatboots · 03/05/2011 17:46

What speculation and careful said. I wouldn't. May also sound funny when she's grown up, as -ita just means little, and she won't always be! How about Carla officially, and carlita as a nn?

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