Rita

REE-ta
Spanish, Hindi
"pearl; truth, order"

Rita Origin and Meaning

The name Rita is a girl's name of Hindi origin meaning "pearl; truth, order".

One of the glamour girl names of the Rita Hayworth 1940s, Rita was once a Top 50 name and stayed on the SSA list until 2002.

The name Rita still has enough Latin zip to be a lively, revivable short form of Margarita. Other namesakes include Puerto Rican actress/singer Rita Moreno (born Rosa), poet Rita Dove and novelist Rita Mae Brown. Rita Skeeter is a Harry Potter character.

In Indian religion and philosophy, Rita is the cosmic order mentioned in the Vedas.

# 919 in the US

Rita Rank in US Top 1000

# 922 on Nameberry

Rita Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Rita Popularity

Famous People Named Rita

  • Saint Rita of Cascia
    Augustinian nun
  • Rita of Armenia
    Empress consort of Michael IX Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire
  • Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino)
    American actress
  • Rita Dolores Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío)
    Puerto Rican,American actress and singer
  • Rita Rudner
    American comedienne
  • Rita Sahatçiu Ora
    British/Kosovare singer,songwriter
  • Rita Antoinette Rizzo aka Mother Angelica
    American founder of the EWTN TV network
  • Rita Joanne Simons
    English actress
  • Rita Tushingham
    English actress
  • Rita Volk (born Margarita Volkovinskaya)
    Uzbek,American actress
  • Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff)
    American actress; wife of actor Tom Hanks
  • Rita Lee
    Brazilian lead singer of rock band Os Mutantes
  • Rita Frances Dove
    American poet
  • Rita Mae Brown
    American novelist and activist
  • Rita Levi
    Montalcini, Italian neurobiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
  • Alpharita Constantia "Rita" Marley
    Cuban,Jamaican singer; widow of singer Bob Marley
  • Rita MacNeil
    Canadian country music singer
  • Rita Coolidge
    American singer,songwriter

Rita in Pop Culture

  • Rita Skeeter
    character from the "Harry Potter" series
  • Rita Rose Vrataski
    character in movie "Edge of Tomorrow"
  • Rita
    character in the Divergent series
  • Rita Bennett
    character on TV's "Dexter"
  • Rita
    Saluki dog in Disney's "Oliver & Company"
  • Rita Tanner
    character on British soap "Coronation Street"
  • Rita Morris
    character on British TV series "Single Father"
  • Rita Mason
    character in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
  • Rita Nelson
    character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
  • Rita Ortiz
    main character in "The Second Time We Met" by Leila Cobo
  • Rita Barber
    character on TV's "American Gothic"
  • Rita George
    character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
  • Rita
    singing cat in animated series "Animaniacs," partner of Runt
  • Susan "Rita" White
    character in film "Educating Rita"
  • Rita
    character in 2002 film "Cypher"
  • Rita
    roller coaster at Alton Towers
  • Rita
    red fox in Danish animated series "Jungledyret Hugo"
  • Rita Mordio
    character in video game "Tales of Vesperia"
  • Rita Repulsa
    main villain on TV's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
  • Rita Stapleton
    character on American soap "The Guiding Light"
  • Rita Louise Watson
    main character in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
  • Rita Loud
    character from the Nickelodeon show "The Loud House"
  • Rita Santos
    character on TV's "Mako Mermaids"
  • "Lovely Rita
    " song by The Beatles
  • Rita
    character on "The Penumbra Podcast"