Perdita

Latin

"lost"

Perdita Origin and Meaning

The name Perdita is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lost".

A Shakespearean invention for an abandoned baby in The Winter's Tale, Perdita's sense of loss has always been off-putting to parents. But her image was somewhat resuscitated by its association with the appealing canine character in Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmations.

Popularity of the name Perdita

• 1676 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Perdita

• Perdita Rose Annunziata Weeks British actress
• Perdita Caroline Buchan Anglo,American novelist
• Perdita Felicien Canadian hurdler
• Perdita Constance Huston American journalist and activist
• Perdita Schaffner daughter of the poet Hilda "H.D." Doolittle
• Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith daughter of Katharine and Raymond Asquith

The name Perdita in Pop Culture

• Perdita character in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
• Perdita dog in Disney's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians"
• Perdita Durango character in films "Wild At Heart" and "Dance With the Devil"
• Perdita Lyford heroine in Barbara Cartland's book "The Daring Deception"
• Perdita "Perdy" Hyde Sinclair, character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• "Perdita " novel by Hilary Cunningham Scharper and its main character
• Perdita a soldier in Gregor The Overlander
• Perdita Willoughby the sister of Viola in The Haunting of Bly Manor and The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James.