Anahit (name)
Anahit (in Armenian Անահիտ) (in Western Armenian transliteration and pronunciation Anahid) is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.
Anahita is a Persian goddess, known also by the variants Anahit/Anahid
Anahit and variant Anahid is a common given name for Armenian females and may refer to:
Anahid
(in Western Armenian given names)
- Anahid Ajemian (born 1924), American violinist
Anahit
(in Eastern Armenian given names)
- Anahit Bakhshyan (born 1947), Armenian politician and MP
- Anahit Kasparian (born 1986), known by her public name Ana Kasparian, Armenian-American co-host and producer for the online news show The Young Turks
- Anahit Nersesyan (born 1954), Armenian pianist
- Anahit Sahinyan (1917-2010), an Armenian writer
- Anahit Tsitsikian (1926–1999), Armenian violinist
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