The name Anahita is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Persian.
Anahita is pronounced as uh-nah-hee-TAH
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Anahita originates in Old Persian. She was the Iranian goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom. As a feminine given name it is very rare in the United States.
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Pronunciation
uh-nah-hee-TAH
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Meaning
Means "immaculate, undefiled"
In Old
Persian, from the Old Iranian prefix *an- "not" combined with *āhita "unclean, dirty". This was the name of an Iranian goddess of fertility and water.
In the Zoroastrian religious texts the
Avesta she is called 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍 (Arəduuī)
In Avestan, with 𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀 (anāhita) appearing only as a descriptive epithet [1].
In origin she is possibly identical to the Indian goddess
Saraswati. She has historically been identified with the Semitic goddess
Ishtar and the Greek goddess
Artemis.
Origin
Persian, Persian Mythology
Pronunciation
/ʔɒː.nɒː.hiː.ˈtɒː/(Persian)