Names Categorized "ends in -lita"

Adelita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Adela. It is used especially in Mexico, where it is the name of a folk song about a female soldier.

Aelita f Literature, Russian, Latvian
Created by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy for his science fiction novel Aelita (1923), where it belongs to a Martian princess. In the book, the name is said to mean "starlight seen for the last time" in the Martian language.

Alita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alethea.

Angelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Angela.

Carmelita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Carmel.

Elita f Latvian
Meaning unknown.

Hipólita f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hippolyte 1.

Ippolita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Hippolyte 1.

Julita f Polish
Polish form of Julitta.

Lalita f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Thai
Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit. According to the Puranas this was the name of one of the gopis, who were milkmaids devoted to the young Krishna. Additionally, in Shaktism, this is the name of a goddess who is also called Tripura Sundari.

Lilita f Latvian
Latvian form of Lilith.

Lita f English
Short form of names ending in lita. This name was brought to the public eye in the 1920s due to Lita Grey (1908-1995), who was the second wife of Charlie Chaplin. Her birth name was Lillita Louise MacMurray.

Lolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Lola. This is the name of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.

Manuelita f Spanish
Diminutive of Manuela.

Margalita f Hebrew
Variant of Margalit.

Melita f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Melite. However, in the case of Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Victoria Melita (1876-1936), it was derived from Melita, the Latin name of the island country of Malta where she was born.

Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.

Talita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Talitha, popular in Brazil.

Thalita f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Talita.

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