Nita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nita"

English

Etymology

Clipping of Anita and other names ending in nita.

Proper noun

Nita

1. A female given name.
   • 1939 October 6, “Miss Nita Easley to Be Wed Oct. 20 […]”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Miss Nita Easley, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. George Albert Easley of Three Gables Farm, this place, has completed plans for her marriage to John K. Pepper Jr., son of Mrs. Sittig Pepper, also of this place, and of Dr. Pepper of Winston-Salem, N. C., which will take place there the night of Oct. 20 in St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

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   • 1970 July 16, Angela Taylor, “Even the Infant Enjoyed Christening—In Central Park”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Like all proper babies, Christabelle Nita Arndt wore a long white dress at her christening and cried when the water was poured on her head.

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   • 2025 March 16, Joseph P. Fried, “Nita M. Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 March 2025:

     Nita M. Lowey, who represented a congressional district based in Westchester County for 32 years, ardently supporting liberal causes and playing a key role in shaping legislation to advance them, died on Saturday at her home in Harrison, N.Y.

Faroese

Proper noun

Nita f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Nita's son: Nituson
• Nita's daughter: Nitudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Nita
accusative	Nitu
dative	Nitu
genitive	Nitu

Finnish

Etymology

From English Nita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnitɑ/, [ˈnit̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ni‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ta

Proper noun

Nita

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Nita (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Nita	Nitat
genitive		Nitan	Nitojen
partitive		Nitaa	Nitoja
illative		Nitaan	Nitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nita	Nitat
accusative	nom.	Nita	Nitat
	gen.	Nitan
genitive		Nitan	Nitojen Nitain rare
partitive		Nitaa	Nitoja
inessive		Nitassa	Nitoissa
elative		Nitasta	Nitoista
illative		Nitaan	Nitoihin
adessive		Nitalla	Nitoilla
ablative		Nitalta	Nitoilta
allative		Nitalle	Nitoille
essive		Nitana	Nitoina
translative		Nitaksi	Nitoiksi
abessive		Nitatta	Nitoitta
instructive		—	Nitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nita (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nitani Nitani accusative nom. Nitani Nitani gen. Nitani genitive Nitani Nitojeni Nitaini rare partitive Nitaani Nitojani inessive Nitassani Nitoissani elative Nitastani Nitoistani illative Nitaani Nitoihini adessive Nitallani Nitoillani ablative Nitaltani Nitoiltani allative Nitalleni Nitoilleni essive Nitanani Nitoinani translative Nitakseni Nitoikseni abessive Nitattani Nitoittani instructive — — comitative — Nitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nitasi Nitasi accusative nom. Nitasi Nitasi gen. Nitasi genitive Nitasi Nitojesi Nitaisi rare partitive Nitaasi Nitojasi inessive Nitassasi Nitoissasi elative Nitastasi Nitoistasi illative Nitaasi Nitoihisi adessive Nitallasi Nitoillasi ablative Nitaltasi Nitoiltasi allative Nitallesi Nitoillesi essive Nitanasi Nitoinasi translative Nitaksesi Nitoiksesi abessive Nitattasi Nitoittasi instructive — — comitative — Nitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nitamme Nitamme accusative nom. Nitamme Nitamme gen. Nitamme genitive Nitamme Nitojemme Nitaimme rare partitive Nitaamme Nitojamme inessive Nitassamme Nitoissamme elative Nitastamme Nitoistamme illative Nitaamme Nitoihimme adessive Nitallamme Nitoillamme ablative Nitaltamme Nitoiltamme allative Nitallemme Nitoillemme essive Nitanamme Nitoinamme translative Nitaksemme Nitoiksemme abessive Nitattamme Nitoittamme instructive — — comitative — Nitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nitanne Nitanne accusative nom. Nitanne Nitanne gen. Nitanne genitive Nitanne Nitojenne Nitainne rare partitive Nitaanne Nitojanne inessive Nitassanne Nitoissanne elative Nitastanne Nitoistanne illative Nitaanne Nitoihinne adessive Nitallanne Nitoillanne ablative Nitaltanne Nitoiltanne allative Nitallenne Nitoillenne essive Nitananne Nitoinanne translative Nitaksenne Nitoiksenne abessive Nitattanne Nitoittanne instructive — — comitative — Nitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nitansa Nitansa accusative nom. Nitansa Nitansa gen. Nitansa genitive Nitansa Nitojensa Nitainsa rare partitive Nitaansa Nitojaan Nitojansa inessive Nitassaan Nitassansa Nitoissaan Nitoissansa elative Nitastaan Nitastansa Nitoistaan Nitoistansa illative Nitaansa Nitoihinsa adessive Nitallaan Nitallansa Nitoillaan Nitoillansa ablative Nitaltaan Nitaltansa Nitoiltaan Nitoiltansa allative Nitalleen Nitallensa Nitoilleen Nitoillensa essive Nitanaan Nitanansa Nitoinaan Nitoinansa translative Nitakseen Nitaksensa Nitoikseen Nitoiksensa abessive Nitattaan Nitattansa Nitoittaan Nitoittansa instructive — — comitative — Nitoineen Nitoinensa

Statistics

• Nita is the 482^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 773 female individuals (and as a middle name to 68 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.