See also: evita, évita, evitá, and evità

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.

Proper noun

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Evita (plural Evitas)

  1. A female given name from Spanish.

Usage notes

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

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Latvian

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Evita f

  1. a female given name
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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Eva +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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  • English: Evita
  • Latvian: Evita