The baby name Poshita is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced POH-shee-tah.
The baby name Poshita is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced POH-shee-tah.
Poshita is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Derived from Sanskrit poṣitā (पोषिता), the feminine past participle of the root puṣ “to nourish, foster, make flourish.” The name conveys “well-nourished, cherished, fostered,” and by extension “prosperous, thriving,” echoing related terms poṣaṇa (nourishment) and puṣṭi (wellbeing/strength).
As a personal name, Poshita is a relatively modern South Asian choice built on a classical lexical base; poṣita appears widely as an adjective in Sanskrit and devotional literature meaning “maintained” or “sustained.” It is used among Hindi-, Marathi-, Gujarati-, Bengali-, and Nepali speakers, and in Sri Lanka and South India the spelling Poshitha is also encountered. Variants and transliterations include Poṣitā (IAST), Poshita/Poshitha, and the Pali-influenced Pushita/Pusita; masculine counterparts are Poshit or Pushit. Related virtue-names include Pushti (“nourishment; vigor”). Parents often choose Poshita to invoke a life marked by care, health, and abundance.
Poshita is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 3 recorded uses, across 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
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