Anitra

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Gender Feminine
Usage Theatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American)
Pronounced Pron. ah-NEE-tra(Norwegian) /ə.ˈni.tɹə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.
Added 8/3/2007 by kayfi
Edited 9/16/2024 by m4yb3_daijirou, epresvanilia, Frollein Gladys and more