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Meaning & Origins
Originally a short form of Margarita, the Spanish form of Margaret, but now commonly used as an independent given name. Its popularity in the 1940s and 50s was influenced no doubt by the fame of the American film star Rita Hayworth (1918–87).
| 207th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Southern Italian: probably a habitational name from Maugeri in Catania, although Caracausi explains the name as a variant of Malgeri, which he associates with a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘energy’ + gār, gēr ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
| 34,356th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ritah, Ritae, Ritaa, Ritay, Rito, Ritai, Ritu, Ritha, Ritta, Rith
Maughan, Mauger, Maeder, Maggiore, Maughon, Maugans, Moudry, Maughn, Maddrey, Mauga
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