Perditta as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Perditta

What is the meaning of the name Perditta ?

The baby name Perditta is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced per-DIT-ta (English: /pərˈdɪtə/; Italian: /perˈditta/).

Perditta is Latin in Origin.

Perditta is a modern variant spelling of Perdita, ultimately from Latin perdere (“to lose”) via perditus/perdita, meaning “lost” or “the lost one.” In Italian, perdita denotes “loss,” reinforcing the sense of something misplaced and then recovered. The name entered English through Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, where the abandoned princess Perdita embodies themes of loss and restoration.

As a given name it has remained rare since the 17th century, with small revivals in the 19th-century Romantic era and renewed notice in the 20th century via Disney’s 101 Dalmatians (the mother dog Perdita). Variants and diminutives include Perdita (standard), Perditta (double‑t), Perdy/Perdi, and Dita; the spelled-out Perditah appears occasionally but is nonstandard. While cognates like Italian perdita and Spanish pérdida are vocabulary words rather than names, Perditta/Perdita offers an antique, literate feel for parents seeking an uncommon choice with a hopeful meaning.

⚙ We can't find Perditta in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.