BONITA

"BONITA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be pretty".

Crosswords: BONITA

Non-English Usage: "BONITA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Portuguese (pretty), Portuguese Brazilian (beautiful, pretty), Spanish (pretty).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	Puertorican diva, from la isla bonita (Feelin' So Good; performing artist: Jennifer Lopez)
Movie/TV Titles	Rainha do Cangaço Maria Bonita (1968) Más bonita que ninguna (1965) La India bonita (1938) When Bonita Rode (1926) The Heart of Bonita (1916)
Song Titles	La Isla Bonita (performing artist: Madonna)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Bonita (Spirit of the West) (reference) Bonita En 10 Minutos (reference) Bonita Faye (reference) Good Dog, Bonita (Friends and Amigos, No 5) (reference) Henry Clay Hooker and the Sierra Bonita (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Bonita Mujer (reference) La Isla Bonita (reference) Por Una Mujer Bonita (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Bonita tower in southwest Florida Traverse party measuring distance in foreground Party off of HYDROGRAPHER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		A 15-mile segment of Bonita Creek is part of a special area designated by Congress. Along with 23 miles of the Gila River, this creek is part of the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area. Credit: Unknown.
	Photographed in port, during World War I. Built in 1916 by George Lawley & Son of Neponset, Massachusetts, and originally named Bonita, this motor boat was acquired by the Navy on 16 June 1917 and commissioned on 29 June. She was stricken on 7 November 1919 and sold on 19 March 1921. Credit: NAVY.		Moored off San Diego, California, circa 1930. Submarines alongside, apparently holding inspection, are (from inboard): USS V-3 (SF-6), later Bonita (SS-165); USS V-2 (SF-5), later Bass (SS-164); USS S-45 (SS-156); USS S-43 (SS-154); USS S-44 (SS-155); and USS S-42 (SS-153);. Credit: NAVY.
	These boats are: USS S-44 (SS-155); USS V-3 (SF-6), later Bonita (SS-165); and USS S-42 (SS-153). Credit: NAVY.		Bonita. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mortimer M. Theise presents Bonita. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

"BONITA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "BONITA" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	66.67%	2	245,945
Noun (singular)	33.33%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	3	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "BONITA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bonita	First name Female	26,000	509
Bonita	Last name	100	74,780
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Bonita, CA (CDP, FIPS 7414)
Location: 32.66748 N, 117.02988 W
Population (1990): 12542 (4261 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 91902
Country: USA

2. Bonita, LA (village, FIPS 8535)
Location: 32.91994 N, 91.67493 W
Population (1990): 265 (106 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 71223
Country: USA

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Expression: BONITA

Expression using "BONITA": bonita Springs. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BONITA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bonita	1,272	bonita high school	32
bonita saint	564	bonita springs home	29
bonita springs fl	238	real estate bonita	27
bonita springs	145	maria bonita	26
bonita springs florida	108	pueblo bonita rose	26
casa bonita	106	bonita banner	26
bonita springs real estate	84	bonita casa denver	25
la isla bonita	62	bonita springs florida real estate	22
bonita ca	54	bonita springs condo	19
playa bonita	50	bonita casa restaurant	19
bonita unified school district	45	pueblo bonita	19
bonita bay	43	bonita beach florida	17
bonita beach	43	bonita mujer	17
paraiso de la bonita	41	bonita isla la madonna	17
bonita bay group	38	bonita isla la lyrics	17
bonita la mas	38	bonita lake	16
barra bonita	38	bonita hotel playa	16
bonita vista high school	37	bonita mall plaza	14
plaza bonita	36	bonita beach hotel	14
bonita lake mall	35	santa maria bonita school district	13
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: BONITA

Derivations
	Words beginning with "BONITA": bonitas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"BONITA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Banija, Banotti, Banuta, Basnyat, Beninta, Benotti, Bentii, Biofilta, Bodnath, Bointia, Boito, Bonica, Bonitas, Bonitate, Boniti, Bonitta, bonity, Bonitz, Bonola, Bonosa, Bonte, Bonutto, Bonytt, Bouira, Bozidar, Konitsa, Obina, Rohita, Ronita, Roniti. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "BONITA"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "BONITA" (pronounced bōnē"tu)
3	-ē" t u	cheetah, fajita, Margarita, Meta, Pita.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: BONITA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: obtain.
	Words within the letters "a-b-i-n-o-t"
	-1 letter: baton, biont, biota.
	-2 letters: anti, bait, bani, bint, boat, bota, into, iota, naoi, nota, obia, obit, tain.
	-3 letters: abo, ain, ait, ani, ant, ban, bat, bin, bio, bit, boa, bot, ion, nab, nib, nit, nob, not, oat, obi, tab, tan, tao, tin, ton.
	-4 letters: ab, ai, an, at, ba, bi, bo, in, it, na.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-i-n-o-t"
	+1 letter: bastion, boating, bonitas, botanic, niobate, obtains, taborin.
	+2 letters: ablation, ablution, aborting, abortion, abutilon, ambition, antibody, antiboss, antisnob, banjoist, baritone, bastions, biathlon, bloating, boasting, boatings, boltonia, borating, botanica, botanies, botanise, botanist, botanize, libation, lobation, niobates, obeisant, oblation, obtained, obtainer, reobtain, tabooing, taborine, taboring, taborins, tailbone.
	+3 letters: abduction, abjection, ablations, ablutions, abolition, abominate, abortions, abruption, abutilons, aitchbone, albinotic, ambitions, antilabor, badminton, balloting, ballpoint, bandicoot, banjoists, barbitone, baritonal, baritones, bastinado, bastioned, battalion, biathlons, boatswain, boltonias, bombinate, botanical, botanicas, botanised, botanises, botanists, botanized, botanizes, botulinal, bromating, brominate, cobaltine, combating, incubator, isobutane, libations, libration, lobations, oblations, obstinacy, obstinate, obtainers, obtaining, obviating, obviation, outbaking, probating, probation, reobtains, sanbenito, sublation, taborines, tabouring, tailbones, vibration.
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