Is there a male form of the name “Anita”?

My Nan (Anita) was the best person, in short, she was my sunshine. She passed away unexpectedly in 2022 (just 3 weeks after I gave birth to my first born).

For my second child I want to include her name in there somehow? Nothing comes up on Google for a male version of Anita, is anyone able to even make up a creative male name that is similar to Anita? I know there are plenty of creative brains out there in this world ☺️

Thank you for your time! 🌻

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You could also play on the fact she was your sunshine. Inti is a male name meaning “sun.” In Inca mythology, Inti was the god of the sun and I think that has a similar vibe 😊

not the exact same but Antonio is cute! or Anito maybe!

Since Anita means “grace, unguided”, perhaps you could opt for a name with the same/similar meaning! 💙

Eastman - Graceful protector
Esmond - Graceful protection
Evan - God is gracious
Gracian - Grace
Ian - The lord is gracious
Jack - God is gracious
Milan - Gracious
Shane - God is gracious
Zayn/Zain - Grace/beauty

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the name Anita means "grace", so you could consider a boys' name with a similar meaning:

Evan - God is gracious
Kian - grace of God
Jonty - God is gracious
Jack - God is gracious
Juan - God is gracious
Eastman - grace
Zayn/Zain - God is gracious
Giovanni/Gianni - God is gracious
Esmond - saving grace
Ashane - graceful/powerful
Chaniel - God's grace
Hansel - God is gracious
Milan - kind, loving & gracious
Hanan - grace
Shane - God is gracious
Jamil - grace & beauty
Johan - God is gracious
Eoin - God is gracious
John - God is gracious
Ivan - God is gracious

💙

Anito x

I know a little boy named Adin (pronounced uh-deen) and while not completely the same it has a similar sound and vibe to me

Anit is a Hindu name meaning unending joy and infinite happiness

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