Sarita: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Sarita | Girls
Origin of the name Sarah:
Derived from the Hebrew sārāh (princess). The name is borne in the Bible by the wife of the patriarch Abraham and mother of Isaac.
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My mom named me this thinking she was combining the names of my two aunts Sarah and Rita, but I later found out it is quite common in Mexico, Nepal, and India. There is also a Sarita, TX.
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I am an African American women of 40+ whose name is Sarita. I have come to love both my first and middle (Babette) names. As for nicknames, I've been called Rita, Riri (rEE rEE), Ri (rEE), and Sari (sa rEE). However, I have Latina friends named Sara/Sarah who are nicknamed Sarita, which is another way of saying Little Sara/Sarah.
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In Hebrew it means Little Princess. It also means little Sarah.
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Indian Actress Sarita Choudhury
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