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Anita
I've been thinking a lot recently about Anita - it's uncommon but well known, and very international.WDYT? Combos?
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Love it. We had a neighbor named Anita who went by Netti. Anita Gale is my favorite combo, but here are a few others:Anita Cadence
Anita Georgine
Anita Heloise
Anita Lauren
Anita Odette
Anita Francesca
Anita Undine
Anita Violet
Anita Willow-Bell
Anita Daphne
Anita Catherine
Anita Maureen
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I've always disliked this name. It's so middle-aged to me, but not in a positive way. It's that nosy woman with a ton of lipstick who is loud and obnoxious and has NO interest in anything but smoking and playing bingo. Not appealing.
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I may be wrong, this is just my personal feeling, I guess, but I've never thought of it as being international. It seems very Spanish to me. It's okay, but not something I would feel comfortable using.
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it is ...International. There was an Anita (it might have been spelled a bit different, but it was pronounced just like Anita) in high school with me whose family had come from India.
My SIL's mother-in-law is black and her name is Anita.
Anita Roddick was British and founded the Body Shop.
I think it was Keith Richards, or somebody from that band, who famously had a girlfriend from Sweden named Anita Pallenberg.
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It's also not unheard of in the Netherlands, especially among middle aged women.
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And it's common in Sweden, among women who are 50-70.
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I like it well enough. It's not been common in the US for a pretty long time. As I said a few days ago in another post about the name, a big drawback about Anita in American English is that it can sound a lot like "I need a" and so with the wrong last name, you could be in for a lot of silly jokes, about Anita Mann or ANita Cane or Anita Fish.
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I like how uncommon it is. Unfortunately, I'd never use it because it sounds like "I need a.....". I can only imagine the horrible ways children can end that sentence. Anita Catherine
Anita Elizabeth
Anita Isabel
Anita Roxanne
Anita Taylor
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I love Anita! Anita Lillian
Anita Carlotta
Anita Isabella
Anita Victoria
Anita Pauline
Anita Patricia
Anita Camille
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I've always liked this. My mom had a friend named Anita when I was growing up, I always thought it sounded sweet. I think that's the only Anita I've ever personally known - don't hear it a lot, which is a plus.
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Cute!I have also realized the appeal in the name Anita lately. It's a darling choice and quite unexpected.
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