Definition of "Rita"

Rita¹

proper noun
plural Ritas
1. A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
  Quotations
  Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business.
  1993, Diane Telgen, Jim Kamp, editors, Notable Hispanic American Women, VNR AG, page 194

Rita²

proper noun
plural Ritas
1. A female given name from Sanskrit