Sanita

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

Last updated November 10, 2025

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 Buliņa, Latvian biathlete
Sanita Levave (born 1988), New Zealand rugby union player
Sanita Ozoliņa, Latvian rower
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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[1] vardadienas.lv. "Septembris". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

[2] Siliņš, Klāvs (1990). Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Akademija Nauk Latvijskoj SSR. Rīga: Zinātne. ISBN 978-5-7966-0278-2.

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