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Neita
How to Pronounce Neita
Pronounced NEE-tah /หniห.tษ/Medium
Meaning: Neita is best read as a short form of Anita or Juanita, or a variant of Nita; those names are Spanish diminutives of Ana ('grace,' from Hebrew Hannah) and Juana, so Neita carries a sense of grace. The route is uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Neita most plausibly began as a short form of Anita, Juanita, or Nita, Spanish diminutives that reach back to Ana, 'grace.' The route is uncertain, which we note; it appears mostly in early twentieth-century records.
Neita was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1934, and it disappeared from records by the late nineteen-sixties. It reads today as a spare, antique name.
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What does the name Neita mean?
It is likely a short form of Anita or Juanita, names rooted in Ana, 'grace'; the route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Neita?
It is said NEE-tah /หniห.tษ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Neita a boy or girl name?
Neita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Neita?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-thirties.