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Anahita

/ah-nah-HEE-tah/ FemininePersian

Meaning

Anahita is a feminine name of Persian origin meaning “immaculate, undefiled”.

Anahita was the great Iranian goddess of the waters, invoked for rivers, rain, and fertility, and her full title Aredvi Sura Anahita described a mighty world river. The name itself means immaculate or undefiled, and it remains in steady use in Iran and across the Persian diaspora.

Well established in Iran; rare but recognizable in English-speaking countries.

At a glance

Origin
Persian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ah-nah-HEE-tah/
Themes
Water

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Questions

  • Anahita is a feminine name of Persian origin meaning “immaculate, undefiled”. Anahita was the great Iranian goddess of the waters, invoked for rivers, rain, and fertility, and her full title Aredvi Sura Anahita described a mighty world river.

  • Anahita is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Well established in Iran; rare but recognizable in English-speaking countries.

  • The name Anahita comes from Persian. Anahita was the great Iranian goddess of the waters, invoked for rivers, rain, and fertility, and her full title Aredvi Sura Anahita described a mighty world river. The name itself means immaculate or undefiled, and it remains in steady use in Iran and across the Persian diaspora.

  • Anahita is pronounced ah-nah-HEE-tah.

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