Rita

People

• Rita (given name)
• Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita

Locations

• Djarrit, also known as Rita, a community in the Marshall Islands
• 1180 Rita, an asteroid
• Rita, West Virginia
• Santa Rita, California (disambiguation), several places

Fish

• Rita (genus), a genus of catfishes

Weather

• Hurricane Rita
• Tropical Storm Rita (disambiguation), the name of several storms

Theatre, film and TV

• Educating Rita, a 1980 stage play by Willy Russel
  • Educating Rita, a 1983 British film based on that play
• RITA Award, an award for romantic fiction
• Rita (film), a 2009 Italian film
• Rita (Marathi film), a 2009 film directed by Renuka Shahane
• Rita Santos, an adult mermaid from Mako Mermaids who is undercover as the principal of a human high school.
• Rita (TV series), a Danish television show

Music

• Rita (opera), an 1860 opera by Gaetano Donizetti

Albums

• Rita (album), a 2005 album by Rita Guerra

Songs

• "Rita", song by Arthur Conley 1972
• "Rita", song by Powderfinger from Vulture Street (album)
• "Rita", song by The Men (pop rock band) 1967

Other meanings

• Research and Innovative Technology Administration, research programs agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Resistance Inside the Army, a protest movement
• Rhee International Taekwon-Do (Australia), a martial art school
• Rita (roller coaster), a roller coaster ride at Alton Towers theme park, England
• RIT Ambulance, an emergency medical services organization
• Rta (also transliterated as Rita), cosmic order in Hinduism

See also

• Margarita
• Margherita (disambiguation)

References