Name Sanité
Gender Feminine
Usage Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole
Other Forms FormsSanite', Sanite
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Meaning & History
Means "health, sanity" in French, ultimately from Latin sanus (via sanitas). This was the nickname of the Haitian revolutionary Suzanne Bélair (1781-1805). It was also borne by the first Voodoo Queen in New Orleans, Sanité Dédé, who was born a slave in Haiti.