Anahita

Meaning & origin

Anahita is a girl's name of Avestan origin, traditionally used in Zoroastrian families. The name means "Immaculate, unblemished, the ancient Persian goddess of water and fertility — Anahita is the great river goddess of Zoroastrian tradition, the celestial being who feeds all the waters of the earth and grants fertility to the land. Her name carries the purity of mountain snowmelt, the life-giving power of rivers in an arid landscape, and the pre-Islamic Persian reverence for the sacred feminine as a force of abundance and purification" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

Beyond its Zoroastrian heritage, Anahita is also used in Christian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Persian, Iranian families, Anahita carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Anahita

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Anahita resonates in either tradition.

How Anahita sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Anahita breaks down into 7 phonemes: /AA-N-AH-HH-IY-T-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Anahita — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Anahita

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Anahita maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.