Benita - Meaning of Benita

What does Benita mean?

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[ 3 syll. be-ni-ta, ben-ita ] The baby girl name Benita is pronounced BEH-Niy-Taa †. Benita has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in English and Spanish.

In addition, Benita is an English and Spanish form of the English and German Benedicta.

Benita is the feminine equivalent of the Italian, Spanish, and English Benito.

Forms of Benita include the name Beneta, the name Benetta, the name Benite, the name Benitta, the name Bennita, the Basque Donetsi, and the name Neeta.

Variant forms inherit both the origin and meaning of the name Benita.

The diminutives Benni (English), Binnie (English), Binny, and Nita (English, Spanish, and Indian) are other forms of the name.

See also the related categories, english, latin, and spanish.

Benita is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.023% of baby girls were named Benita. It had a ranking of #445 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Within all girl names in its family, Benita was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Benita include Binata, Bionda, Bona Dea, Bonita, Benedetta, Bhanumati, Bandee, Bandey, Bandi, Bandie, Bandy, Benate, Bendite, Benite, Bennett, Benoîte, Bente, Benthe, Bindi, and Bindu.

† Pronunciation for Benita: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"