Name Solita Gender Feminine Usage Spanish, German (Modern, Rare) Pronounced Pron. so-LEE-tah Edit Status Status Meaning & History Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).