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Zita
Zita
Italian
Etymology
Name of a 13th century Italian saint, of debated etymology.
Proper noun
Zita f
- A female given name.
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
- A female given name.
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
- Population Register of Latvia: Zita was the only given name of 1066 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Late Latin Zitta, diminutive of Sidonia.
Proper noun
Zità f
- A female given name.
References
- Kazys Kuzavinis - Bronys Savukynas: Lietuvių vardų kilmės žodynas, Vilnius, Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidykla, 1994