The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Shortened form of “Anita”, “Benita“, “Juanita”, other names ending in “-nita”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Anika, Juana, Neeta, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Nita (Benita) Odam, the Italian nursemaid John Ridd meets in an innyard, who is stranded in Exmoor by the Doone’s attack on her employer’s coach, in Lorna Doone, by R.D. Blackmore (written in 1869, set in the 1670s-1680s).

Tagged: 1670s, 1680s, 1860s, English, N, Spanish

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• Benita | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 16, 2014 at 9:29 am

  […] IN LITERATURE: – Benita Odam (called “Nita“), the Italian nursemaid John Ridd meets in an innyard, who is stranded in Exmoor by the […]

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• nita says:

  December 13, 2014 at 7:03 pm

  Good

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