Evita

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See also: evita, évita, evitá, and evità

English

Etymology

From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.

Proper noun

Evita (plural Evitas)

  1. A female given name from Spanish.

Usage notes

  • In quiet use among Anglophones since the appearance of the musical Evita (1976), based on the life of the Argentinian Eva Perón.

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1924. From Spanish Evita.

Proper noun

Evita f

  1. a female given name.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Evita was the only given name of 3673 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Spanish

Etymology

Eva +‎ -ita

Proper noun

Evita f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Eva.

Descendants

  • English: Evita
  • Latvian: Evita