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Comments and insights on the name Rita

I think Rita is a very pretty name. I wouldn't mind being named Rita myself!

Personal experiences with the name Rita

My mother's favorite auntie was named Rita.

In the Funky Winkerbean comic there was a teacher named Rita Wrighten

Nicknames for Rita

wita
Ree- Ree
Tah-Tah
Why does Rita have to have a nickname? It's short and pretty as it is. Besides, Rita is actually a nickname - for Margarita!

Speaking of Margarita - treat your mom to a Margarita on Mother's Day. After all, YOU'RE the reason she drinks!

Meanings and history of the name Rita

Famous real-life people named Rita

Rita Coolidge, singer
Rita Cosby, journalist
Rita Dove, an American poet
Rita Hayworth, actress
Rita Mae Brown, author
Rita Marley, singer, widow of Bob Marley
Rita Moreno, actress and singer
Rita Tushingham, actress
TUSHINGHAM? You've gotta be kidding!
Rita Wilson, actress and producer
Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Rita Ora, singer

Rita in song, story & screen

"Lovely Rita" song by the Beatles
Rita Skeeter - Daily Prophet reporter in the Harry Potter series.
"Educating Rita" - Movie and Stage Play
"Following Rita" - Song by Train
Rita Escobar, character from 1999 film Wild Wild West, portrayed by Salma Hayek
Rita and Runt, segment of variety cartoon "Animaniacs"