Anahit as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anahit

What is the meaning of the name Anahit ?

The baby name Anahit is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-NAH-heet (IPA: /ɑnɑˈhit/).

Anahit is Armenian in Origin.

Anahit (Armenian Անահիտ) is the Armenian form of the Iranian theonym Anāhitā, an epithet meaning “immaculate, undefiled.” Via Middle Persian Anāhīd and often rendered in Greek as Anaitis, the name is tied to the ancient goddess of life-giving waters, fertility, healing, and wisdom. Its semantic core of purity and beneficence has made it a resonant feminine name across the Iranian and Armenian cultural spheres.

In pre-Christian Armenia, Anahit was venerated as a principal deity, with temples and festivals; after Christianization the cult faded, but the name endured in oral tradition and later personal use. It saw renewed popularity during Armenian cultural revivals of the 19th–20th centuries and remains widely used in Armenia and the diaspora, as well as in Iran through cognate forms. Variants and transliterations include Anahid (Western Armenian/Modern Persian), Anahita (Persian), Anaitis (classical), Anaïde or Anaïd (French), and Anait (Russian). Common short forms include Ana and Anahitik.