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Anitria
How to Pronounce Anitria
Pronounced uh-NEE-tree-uh /əˈniːtriə/Low
Meaning: Anitria elaborates Anita, a Spanish diminutive of Ann, itself from Hannah, the Hebrew for 'grace' or 'favor.' The added -tria ending is a modern flourish, so while the meaning 'grace' carries loosely from Ann, Anitria as a whole is a sound-led creation.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Anitria is a modern elaboration of Anita, the Spanish pet form of Ann, which comes through Hannah from the Hebrew for 'grace.' The decorative -tria ending gives it a fuller, more ornate sound, marking it as an invented name that keeps a gentle link to Ann's meaning.
The name stayed rare and of its decade, peaking around 1976 with roughly twenty girls a year before fading. A woman named Anitria from that peak is now around fifty, placing the name in the 1970s.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Anitria mean?
It is a modern coinage elaborating Anita or Ann, from Hannah, the Hebrew for 'grace'; the meaning carries loosely from Ann.
How do you pronounce Anitria?
It is said uh-NEE-tree-uh /əˈniːtriə/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Anitria a boy or girl name?
Anitria is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Anitria?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-seventies.