Anita is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where Indo-European languages are spoken, namely Europe, Iran, South Asia, and North America. Anita is a short form of the ancient Persian name Anahita. It is also a Spanish form of the name Anna.
People
Given name Anita Aarons (1912–2000), Australian artist Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer Anita Agnihotri (born 1956), Indian Bengali poet and writer Anita Natacha Akide (born 1995), Nigerian media personality, entrepreneur and actress Anita Allen (disambiguation), multiple people Anita Alpern (1920–2006), American Internal Revenue Service official Anita Altman (born 1945), American entrepreneur and city planner Anita Alvarado (born 1972), Chilean prostitute, businesswoman and reality TV personality Anita Alvarez (born 1960), American government official, State's Attorney of Cook County, Illinois Anita Alvarez (synchronized swimmer), American, (born 1996) Anita Álvarez de Williams (born 1931), American anthropologist, photographer, and historian Anita Amankwa (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer Anita Amenuku (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer Anita Among (born 1973), Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician Anita Anand (born 1967), Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of National Defence Anita Anand (journalist) (born 1972), British radio presenter and journalist Anita Andersson (born 1935), Swedish swimmer Anita Andreassen (born 1960), Norwegian mushing competitor Anita Andreis, Croatian film composer Anita Antoinette (born 1989), American singer Anita Apelthun Sæle (born 1951), Norwegian politician Anita Arya (born 1963), Indian politician Anita Asante (born 1985), British footballer Anita Asiimwe, Rwandan politician Anita Auglend (born 1979), Norwegian singer Anita Augspurg (1857–1943), German lawyer, actor, writer, and feminist Anita Avramides, British philosopher Anita Awosusi (born 1956), German Sinti writer and civil rights activist Anita Ayoob (born 1970), Pakistani actress Anita B. Brody (born 1935), American judge Anita Bahn (1919/1920–1980), American epidemiologist, biostatistician and cancer researcher Anita Baker (New Zealand politician), Mayor of Porirua Anita Baker (born 1958), American R&B and soul singer and songwriter Anita Baranting (born 1954), Malaysian politician Anita Barbee, American psychologist Anita Barone (born 1964), American actress Anita Bärwirth (1918–1994), German gymnast Anita Basnet, Nepalese footballer Anita Bathe, Canadian television journalist Anita Bay Bundegaard (born 1963), Danish politician Anita Berber (1899–1928), German dancer, actress, and writer Anita Bergman, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada Anita Bernstein (born 1961), American legal scholar Anita Berrizbeitia (born 1957), Venezuelan-born American landscape theorist, teacher, and writer Anita Beryl (born 1986), Ugandan fashion designer Anita Best, Canadian teacher, broadcaster, and singer Anita Bhadel (born 1972), Indian politician Anita Bhandari, Indian surgeon Anita Bhardwaj, Indian high-altitude rescue doctor Anita Bitri-Prapaniku (1968–2004), Albanian pop singer and violinist Anita Björk (1923–2012), Swedish actress Anita Blair (disambiguation), multiple people Anita Blanch (1910–1983), Spanish-born Mexican actress Anita Blay, British-Ghanaian singer-songwriter Anita Blaze (born 1991), French fencer Anita Błochowiak (born 1973), Polish politician Anita Bobasso (1896–1996), Argentine actress and singer Anita Maris Boggs (1888–1937), American economist and film distributor Anita Bonds, American politician Anita Borg (1949–2003), American computer scientist Anita Bose Pfaff (born 1942), Austrian economics professor, daughter of Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose Anita Botnen (born 1965), Canadian gymnast Anita Bowser (1920–2007), American politician Anita Boyer (1915–1985), American Big Band singer and songwriter Anita Brägger (born 1972), Swiss middle-distance runner Anita Brandt-Burgoyne, American film editor Anita Decker Breckenridge (born 1978), American government official Anita Brenner (1905–1974), Mexican-born writer of children's literature and books on Mexican art and history Anita Briem (born 1982), Icelandic actress Anita Brodén (born 1948), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician Anita Brookner (1928–2016), British novelist and art historian Anita Patti Brown (c. 1870–1950), American singer Anita Bryant (1940–2024), American singer and anti-gay activist Anita Bulath (born 1983), Hungarian handballer Anita Buma, Dutch Antarctic researcher Anita Burdman Feferman (1927–2015), American historian of mathematics and biographer Anita Buri (born 1978), Swiss beauty pageant winner, crowned Miss Switzerland 1999 Anita Burroughs, American politician Anita Bush (1883–1974), American stage actress and playwright Anita M. Cal (born 1966), American film editor Anita Calvert Lebourgeoise (1879–1940), American attorney, judge, genealogist, biographer, and feminist Anita Caprioli (born 1973), Italian theater and film actress Anita Carey (1948–2023), British actress Anita Carleton, American software engineer Ana Carrillo Domínguez (1898–1974), known as Anita Carrillo, communist activist and a captain in the Spanish Republican Army Anita Carter (1933–1999), American country and folk singer Anita Caspary (1915–2011), American nun, founder of Immaculate Heart of Mary Community Anita Cerquetti (1931–2014), Italian dramatic soprano Anita Chapman (born 1952), British Paralympic archer Anita Chernewski, American photographer Anita Cherry, American coal miner Anita Christensen (born 1972), Danish professional boxer Anita Chui (born 1988), Hong Kong actress Anita Cifra (born 1989), Hungarian handballer Anita H. Clayton, American researcher Anita Cobby (1959–1986), Australian nurse and beauty pageant winner Anita Cochran, American astronomer Anita Cochran (born 1967), American country singer, songwriter, and record producer Anita Colby (1914–1992), American actress and model Anita Scott Coleman (1890–1960), American writer Anita Coleman, American librarian and researcher Anita Conti (1899–1997), French explorer, photographer and oceanographer Anita Corbett, American biochemist and academic Anita Corbin, British photographer Anita Cornwell (1923–2023), American gay rights advocate Anita Daher, Canadian writer of juvenile and teen books Anita Daniel (1892–1978), Romanian-born German-American author and journalist Anita Darian (1927–2015), American singer and actress Anita Das (1953–2018), Indian film and television actress Anita Date-Kelkar (born 1980), Indian actress Anita De Bauch (born 1986), British model Anita de Braganza (1886–1977), American socialite and heiress Anita DeFrantz (born 1952), American Olympic rower Anita De Sosoo, Ghanaian politician Anita de St. Quentin (1901–?), French figure skater Anita Delgado (1890–1962), Spanish flamenco dancer and singer Anita Desai (born 1937), Indian novelist and academic Anita Devgan, Indian actress Anita Devi (born 1970), Indian politician Anita Devi (sport shooter) (born 1994), Indian sports shooter Anita Devi Sah (born 1982), Nepalese politician and professor Anita Diamant (born 1951), American writer Anita Dobson (born 1949), British television actress Anita Dobelli Zampetti, Italian writer, teacher and activist Anita Doherty (1949–2022), Bahamian athlete and philanthropist Anita Dolly Panek (1930–2024), Brazilian biochemist Anita Dongre (born 1963), Indian fashion designer Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966), American editor, novelist, and lecturer Anita Doron (born 1974), Canadian film director and writer Anita Dorris (1903–1993), German actress Anita Doth (born 1971), Dutch singer Anita Douthat, American photographer Anita Dow, Australian politician Anita Dube (born 1958), Indian artist Anita Dunn (born 1958), American political consultant Anita Durante (1897–1994), Italian actress Anita Earls (born 1960), American judge Anita Ekberg (1931–2015), Swedish model and actress Anita Ekström (1943–2022), Swedish actress Anita Elberse (born 1970s), American academic Anita Ellis (1920–2015), Canadian-born American singer and actress Anita Elson (1898–1985), American dancer and singer Anita M. Elvidge, American artist and First Lady of Guam Anita Endrezze (born 1952), American writer and painter Anita Erskine (born 1978), Ghanaian TV and radio presenter Anita Fabiola (born 1994), Ugandan actress and businesswoman Anita Farra (1905–2008), Italian stage and film actress Anita Fatis (born 1963), French Paralympic swimmer Anita Felguth (1909–2003), German table tennis player Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902–1982), Peruvian politician Anita Fetz (born 1957), Swiss politician and entrepreneur Anita Fields, American ceramic and textile artist Anita Figueredo (1916–2010), Costa Rican-American surgeon and philanthropist Anita Finlay, American actress Anita Ford (born 1947), Canadian curler and coach Anita Fordjour, Ghanaian wheelchair racer Anita Foss (1921–2015), American baseball player Anita Frew (born 1957), Scottish businesswoman Anita Friedman, executive director of JFCS Anita Friedt, American diplomat Anita Gaće (born 1983), Croatian handballer Anita Gale, Baroness Gale (born 1940), British politician Anita Galić (born 1985), Croatian freestyle swimmer Anita Ganeri (born 1961), British writer, the Horrible Geography series Anita Gara (born 1983), Hungarian chess grand master Anita Garanča (1949–2015), Latvian singer and music teacher, mother of the famous operatic mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča Anita Garbín (1915–1977), Spanish anarchist militawoman Anita Gargas (born 1964), Polish investigative journalist and presenter Anita Garibaldi (1821–1849), Brazilian-born revolutionary, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi Anita Garvin (1907–1994), American actress and comedian Anita Kiki Gbeho, Ghanaian United Nations official Anita Gershman, American film producer Anita Ghai (born 1958), Indian academic Anita Ghulam Ali (1934–2014), Pakistani educator and newscaster Anita Gillette (born 1936), American actress Anita Glesta (born 1958), American artist Anita Goel, American physicist and physician Anita Gonzalez, American writer, director and educator Anita Görbicz (born 1983), Hungarian handball player Anita Gordon (1929–2015), American singer Anita Gradin (1933–2022), Swedish politician and ambassador Anita Graham (born 1948), British actress Anita Gregory (1925–1984), British psychologist Anita Greve (1905–1972), Norwegian painter Anita Groener (born 1958), Dutch painter Anita Grūbe (born 1955), Latvian actress Anita Grunder, American geologist Anita Guerreau-Jalabert, French historian and researcher Anita Guerreiro (1936–2025), Portuguese fado singer and actress Anita Guha (1932–2007), Indian film actress Anita Gulli (born 1998), Italian alpine skier Anita Gupta, Indian social entrepreneur and activist Anita Singh Gurjar, Indian politician Anita Gustafson (born 1961), American historian and academic administrator Anita Gutwell (1931–2022), Austrian film actress Anita Håkenstad (born 1968), Norwegian long-distance runner Anita Hagen (1931–2015), Canadian politician Anita Hall, American politician Anita Halpin (born 1944), British politician Anita Hansbo (born 1960), Swedish mathematician and academic administrator Anita Hansemann (1962–2019), Swiss social worker and writer Anita Harding (1952–1995), British neurologist Anita Harris (born 1942), British actress and singer Anita G. Harris (1937–2014), American geologist Anita Hartig, Romanian operatic soprano Anita Hassanandani (born 1981), Indian actress Anita Haynes, Trinidad and Tobago politician Anita Hegerland (born 1961), Norwegian singer Anita Hegh (born 1972), Australian actor