What origin is the name Lita?

Lita comes from spanish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Lita a popular name?

Lita is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Lita does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Lita?

Names from the same spanish tradition pair naturally with Lita — for example Mateo, Diego, Carlos. You can browse more on our spanish names page.

Lita

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Lita

Lita

Girl

spanish

2 syllables

Lita is a spanish girl's name meaning "Light; diminutive of lolita: diminutive of dolores: sorrow. from maria de los dolores (the virgin mary, or mary of the sorrows). famous bearer: the terrible heroine of the novel, lolita (1955), by vladimir nabokov".

Parents who choose Lita pick a girl name from the spanish tradition, meaning "Light; diminutive of lolita: diminutive of dolores: sorrow. from maria de los dolores (the virgin mary, or mary of the sorrows). famous bearer: the terrible heroine of the novel, lolita (1955), by vladimir nabokov". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: spanish
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Light; diminutive of lolita: diminutive of dolores: sorrow. from maria de los dolores (the virgin mary, or mary of the sorrows). famous bearer: the terrible heroine of the novel, lolita (1955), by vladimir nabokov

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Lita

Very rare in US records

What does Lita mean?

Lita is a girl name of spanish origin meaning "Light; diminutive of lolita: diminutive of dolores: sorrow. from maria de los dolores (the virgin mary, or mary of the sorrows). famous bearer: the terrible heroine of the novel, lolita (1955), by vladimir nabokov".

Is Lita a rare name?

Yes. Lita does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Lita

Mateo Diego Carlos Santiago Miguel Alejandro

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Names with a similar meaning to Lita

Lita means "Light; diminutive of lolita: diminutive of dolores: sorrow. from maria de los dolores (the virgin mary, or mary of the sorrows). famous bearer: the terrible heroine of the novel, lolita (1955), by vladimir nabokov" — these names share that spirit.