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Rita

/REE-tah/Luganda & Igbo · a girl’s name

Pearl; Rita is traditionally a short form of Margarita/Margaret.

In Luganda

How to say it
REE-tah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Rita

Nicknames & short forms

Ri

From the same family

In Igbo

How to say it
REE-tuh
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria
How common
common