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Aelita
Pronounced ah-eh-LEE-tah /ˌɑː.ɛˈliː.tə/Medium
Meaning: A literary coinage from Aleksei Tolstoy's 1923 Russian sci-fi novel 'Aelita,' the name of a Martian princess. Its meaning is invented; routes uncertain, though it evokes the ethereal and otherworldly.Low
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History & Origin
Aelita comes from Aleksei Tolstoy's 1923 novel of the same name, a Martian heroine later brought to the silver screen. As a coined literary name its meaning is invented and routes uncertain, which we note — rare and ethereal (said 'ah-eh-LEE-tah').
It appears only very rarely in the U.S. Rare, literary, and otherworldly.
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What does the name Aelita mean?
Aelita is a coined name from a 1923 Russian sci-fi novel, a Martian princess; its meaning is invented, which we note.
How do you pronounce Aelita?
It's said ah-eh-LEE-tah /ˌɑː.ɛˈliː.tə/ — four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Aelita a boy or girl name?
Aelita is a girl's name.
How popular is Aelita?
Aelita is a very rare name in the U.S.