Evita

See also: evita, évita, evitá, and evità

English

Etymology

From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.

Proper noun

Evita (plural Evitas)

1. A female given name from Spanish.

Usage notes

• In quiet use among Anglophones since the appearance of the musical Evita (1976), based on the life of the Argentinian Eva Perón.

Translations

Translations

• Latvian: Evita
• Spanish: Evita

Anagrams

• 'ave it, -ative, vitae

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1924. From Spanish Evita.

Proper noun

Evita f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Eva

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Evita was the only given name of 3673 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Spanish

Etymology

From Eva +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈbita/ [eˈβ̞i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: E‧vi‧ta

Proper noun

Evita f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Eva, from Latin [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Evie or Evvie
2. Diminutive of Eva

Descendants

• → English: Evita
• → Latvian: Evita