Sanita

Sanita
Origin
Gender	Female
Name day	September 14
Region of origin	Latvia
Other names
Related names	Zane, Zuzanna

Sanita is a Latvian feminine given name. Its name day is September 14.^[1]

Most likely derives from Sane, which itself is derived from Zuzanna - a cognate to Susanna. A popular claim is that Sanita originates from the Latin word sanitas ('health'), but this claim is disputed.^[2]

Notable people named Sanita

Sanita Levave (born 1988), New Zealand rugby union player
Sanita Laizane (born 1988), Latvian bear tracking national champion
Sanita Pušpure (born 1981), Latvian-Irish professional rower

References

^ vardadienas.lv. "Septembris". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
^ Siliņš, Klāvs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Akademija Nauk Latvijskoj SSR. Rīga: Zinātne. ISBN 978-5-7966-0278-2.

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