| [ 2 syll. zi-ta, zit-a ] The girl name Zita is pronounced as ZIYTah KEY. Zita is an English, German, and Italian name of Italian origin. Derived literally from the element 'zita' which has the meaning little girl. The name is from the Tuscan dialect element 'zita'. It was borne by Saint Zita (1212-1272), the patron saint of maids. It was also borne by Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last empress of Austria-Hungary. The English, German, and Italian name Zeta is a variation of Zita. Zita is rare as a baby name for girls. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.007% of baby girls were named Zita. It ranked at #828 then. The baby name has since slipped in popularity, and is now used on an infrequent scale. Out of all girl names in its group, Zita was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2007. A baby name that sounds like Zita is the English, German, and Italian name Zeta. KEY: Pronunciation for Zita: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
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