Gender: Female
Pronunciation: AH N IY T AH D EY S AA IY
Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar, is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. She won the British Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). Her other works include The Peacock, Voices in the City, Fire on the Mountain and an anthology of short stories, Games at Twilight. She is on the advisory board of the Lalit Kala Akademi and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, London.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 28, 2024
On the name Anita Desai, Anita means Grace, Favour, Without Guile, Leader, Who takes pleasure in new joys.
The name Anita Desai is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Anita is commonly found in United States of America, Italy, Netherlands, and 98 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AH N IY T AH D EY S AA IY
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
D: Pronounce as in "dog" (D AO G)
EY: Pronounce as in "they" (DH EY)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Anita is recorded 159,562 times globally, ranking it as the 322th most common name worldwide.
Anita is most prevalent in United States of America, with 15,820 occurrences, making it the 367th most popular name in the country.
In Croatia, the name Anita is found among 1 in every 13 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #367 | 1 : 114 |
| Italy | #354 | 1 : 78 |
| Netherlands | #50 | 1 : 34 |
| United Kingdom | #278 | 1 : 78 |
| France | #495 | 1 : 198 |
| Peru | #205 | 1 : 150 |
| Chile | #175 | 1 : 95 |
| Colombia | #409 | 1 : 212 |
| Mexico | #371 | 1 : 154 |
| Germany | #213 | 1 : 71 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Anita from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar, is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. She won the British Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). Her other works include The Peacock, Voices in the City, Fire on the Mountain and an anthology of short stories, Games at Twilight. She is on the advisory board of the Lalit Kala Akademi and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, London.
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