Baby name
Madita
/mah · DEE · tah/
Meaning
“Literary name from Astrid Lindgren”
German literary name created by Astrid Lindgren for her 1960 novel Madicken, a Swedish nickname for Margareta; the German translation used Madita.
How it ages.
Charming literary origin; beloved in Germany, ages gently.
The cultural moment.
Steady use in Germany since the 1970s Lindgren adaptation; consistent without ever charting high.