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(Hinduism) A goddess, the consort of Rāma. examples
A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India. quotations examples
It is only this late in the day, and possibly only in Willesden, that you can find best friends Sita and Sharon, constantly mistaken for each other because Sita is white (her mother liked the name) and Sharon is Pakistani (her mother thought it best — less trouble).
2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, pages 282–283