Grace; favor
A name popularized by Edvard Grieg's 'Peer Gynt' suite, specifically the movement 'Anitra's Dance.' It is likely a creative variation of Anita or Anne, carrying the traditional meaning of grace or favor.
Less common today
Anitra isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,186 in 1990.
The daughter of a Bedouin chief in Ibsen's play · Peer Gynt
American actress and model
Swedish politician and civil servant
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
