Marita

marita mãritã mărita märita English Etymology Borrowed in the late 19th century from en no Marita. By folk etymology, explained as a Spanish diminutive of Maria, by analogy with Anita. Proper noun en female Ancient Greek occasionally used in English. Anagrams en aaimrt Amrita Imatra amrita tamari Faroese Etymology From fo no Marita. Pronunciation fo /ˈmɛaːɹɪta/ fo ɛaːɹɪta Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Marituson Maritudóttir Declension Marita Maritu Maritu Maritu Finnish Etymology First recorded in Finland in 1860. From fi no Marita. According to Vilkuna, from a Spanish or Spanish-like diminutive of fi Maria. Now often interpreted as a variant of fi Maria. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female fi 2014 w:fi:Marja Björk Mustalaisäidin kehtolaulu Like 978-952-01-1077-2 59 —Minkälaisesta musiikista se Väinön Maria pitää?—Marita.En puhu tuolle mitään, kun ei edes nimeä muista, Marita ajatteli. —So what kind of music does Väinö's Maria like?—Marita.I won't talk to him, he can't even remember by name, Marita thought. Usage notes Popular in the mid-twentieth century. Declension Marit a Related terms fi Maritta Statistics dvv_20250813 5328 16918 136 References Anagrams fi aaimrt Imatra Maarit raamit Latvian Etymology First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From lv no Marita. Proper noun lv proper noun f lv female Related terms Margarita References Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0 Population Register of Latvia: Marita was the only given name of 1271 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. Norwegian Etymology Latinate form of no Marit, from no Margareta Margaret. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century. Proper noun no proper noun no female Swedish Etymology First recorded in Sweden in 1880. From sv no Marita, by folk etymology confused with sv Maria and sv Marta. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Marita.wav Proper noun c sv female