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 [ 3 syll. bo-ni-ta, bon-ita ] The girl name Bonita is pronounced BowNIYTah KEY. Bonita's language of origin is Spanish. It is predominantly used in the English and Spanish languages. Derived from bonito meaning 'pretty' ; bon meaning 'good' ; bonum meaning 'good'. The name appears to be the feminine form of the Latin Bonitus, which is from the Latin root bonum ('good') and was borne various early saints. Bonita was however, not used as a given name in medieval times. It first appeared in 20th century America, as a feminine form of the Spanish word bonito ('pretty'), itself ultimately of the Latin bonum ('good'); the name does not appear to have been originated in Spain itself. Forms of the name include the Dutch, German, and Spanish Bo, the Spanish Boni, the Spanish Bonie, and the Spanish, English, and Indian Nita. Another variant of Bonita is the English pet form Bonnie. Bonita is a rare baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1950, 0.087% of baby girls were given the name Bonita. It had a ranking of #182 then. The baby name has suffered a steep decline in popularity since then, and is currently used only on an infrequent scale. Out of all girl names in its family, Bonita was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Bonita include the Indian Banita, the English and Spanish Benita, the English Bennedette, the French Benoite, the French Benoîte, the Italian Benedetta, the Portuguese Benedita, the English Bennedett, the Indian Bhanumati, the English Bindy, the name Binti, the Scandinavian Bente, and the Dutch Benthe. A famous person named Bonita is Bonnie Langford, Actress, born Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford July 22, 1964, Hampton Court, Surrey, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Bonita: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
