Gender:
Origin:
Persian
5 famous people named Anahita found on Wikipedia.
381 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
6510-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
5824-th in year 2017
Used in: Mythology
Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā); the Avestan language name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of 'the Waters' (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. Aredvi Sura Anahita is Ardwisur Anahid or Nahid in Middle- and Modern Persian, Anahit or Anaheed in Armenian. An iconic shrine cult of Aredvi Sura Anahita, was – together with other shrine cults – "introduced apparently in the 4th century BCE and lasted until it was suppressed in the wake of an iconoclastic movement under the Sassanids."
The Greek and Roman historians of classical antiquity refer to her either as Anaïtis or identified her with one of the divinities from their own pantheons. 270 Anahita, a silicaceous S-type asteroid is named after her.
Combine of Avestan a (not) and ahit (unclean). Means: immaculate, undefiled. Name of the Persian goddess of fertility and water.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anahita Uberoi | 1967 | |
| 2 | Anahita Ratebzad | 1931 | Afghan Marxist and member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan |
| 3 | Ana Nemati | 1977 | Iran actor |
| 4 | Anahita Hemmati | 1973 | Iranian actress |
| 5 | Anahita Khalatbari | American journalist, news anchor, reporter, actress, model and TV show host |