Variant of Anita, a Spanish diminutive of Anna meaning grace or favor.
Anieta is a Spanish variant of Anita, and Anita itself is a familiar diminutive of Anna. Through that line of descent, the name ultimately carries the long history of Anna, linked to grace or favor in Hebrew tradition.
The shape of Anieta keeps the affectionate, reduced feel of a nickname while giving it a slightly fuller, more graceful finish. That combination makes Anieta feel both intimate and lightly formal, a name that sounds delicate without becoming fragile. It belongs to the broad Spanish and Latin naming habit of softening established saints' names into endearing forms, then letting those forms live on in their own right.
Because it is rare, Anieta feels especially personal, as if it belongs to a family line or a regional tradition rather than to the mainstream. It has the warmth of a diminutive and the quiet dignity of a name with older religious roots.