Zita

Czech

Proper noun

Zita f.

1. A female given name.

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Italian

Etymology

Name of a 13th century Italian saint, of debated etymology.

Proper noun

Zita f.

1. A female given name.

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1938. From Latin Sidonia, feminine form of the saint's name Sidonius (“a resident of Sidon”).

Proper noun

Zita f.

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Zita was the only given name of 1066 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Late Latin Zitta, diminutive of Sidonia.

Proper noun

Zità f.

1. A female given name.

References

• Kazys Kuzavinis - Bronys Savukynas: Lietuvių vardų kilmės žodynas, Vilnius, Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla, 1994