Etymograph

English

Rita

Rita comes from roa Rita.

  1. roamodernRita
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. roamodernRita
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993same form

Earliest quotation: 1993, Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp: “Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth…”

The story

A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in early twentieth century.

Every English word from roa Rita

Another origin of Rita

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरीताrītā
  2. EnglishtodayRita

Today it means

name A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / roa Rita / Rita

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