Meaning of name Rita

The name Rita has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Rita is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Rita in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Rita is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Margaret. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Margaret.

The following names are baby names related to Rita and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Rita: Boys - Ambrose, Basil, Cyril, Girls - Agatha, Charis, Charissa, Cleta, Daphne, Eulalia, Exie, Lexus, Mallie, Melanie, Melina, Melody, Narella, Niobe, Salina, Both genders - Barbara, Lois

The name Rita is a variant of Margaret. Other popular variants of the name Margaret are: Greta (Swedish), Gretal, Gretchen (German), Grethel, Gretta, Madge (English), Mag, Maggie (English), Margarete (German), Margaretha (Dutch), Margarita (Spanish), Margarite, Marge (English), Margery (English), Margie (English), Margot (French), Marguerite (French), Meagan, Meg (English), Megan (Welsh), Meghan, Meta (Scandinavian), Mette, Meyta, Peg, Peggie, Peggy, Rita

We think the name Rita should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rita to be: Smart, hardworking and determined

In one word, you might describe Rita as a(n) "smart" person.

See other "smart" names for girls.