Anahita (first name)

Anahita (Persian: آناهیتا) or Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Anahita is spotless, immaculate and comes from Avestic a (failed) and ahit (impure). This was the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and water . She has sometimes been identified with Artemis , Aphrodite, and Athena .

Variants of the name are Anahit, Anahid , Naheed and Nahid .

Well-known namesake

Anahita

• Anahita Rehbein (* 1994), German beauty queen and Miss Germany 2018

Anahit

• Anahit Barseghjan (* 1994), Armenian swimmer
• Anahit Zizikjan (1926–1999), Armenian violist

See also

• Anahita
• Anahida

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Anahita. Retrieved May 14, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Anahit. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .