Lanita - Meaning of Lanita

What does Lanita mean?

[ 3 syll. la-ni-ta, lan-ita ] The baby girl name Lanita is pronounced LaaNIY-Taa- †. Lanita has its origins in the Hawaiian language and it is used largely in English.

Lanita is a derivative (English) of Anita.

Lanita is also a derivative of the Hawaiian and English Lani.

Lanita is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1958, 0.005% of baby girls were named Lanita. Its ranking then was #968. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is currently of only irregular use. Within all girl names in its group, Lanita was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2011.

Baby names that sound like Lanita include Lachonda (English), Lahonda (English), Lanetta (English), Lawanda (English), Leanda, Leeanda, Leneta, Lenita (English), Leonda, Leonette (English), Lindia (Spanish), Lindita (English, Spanish, and Albanian), Linetta (English), Linita (English), Lionet, Lomeata, Lomeatah, Lomeita, Lomeitah, and Lomietah.

† Pronunciation for Lanita: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"