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Marit
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marit marît mãrit mărit Märit
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female Margaret
Related terms
et Maret
et Merit
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Maritarson Maritardóttir
Declension
Marit Marit Marit Maritar
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun form
fi Mari nom p
Anagrams
fi aimrt armit mitra rimat
Hungarian
Etymology
hu Mari -t y
Pronunciation
hu Ma rit
Proper noun
hu proper noun form
hu Mari acc s
Norwegian
Etymology
Contraction of no Margareta Margaret first recorded in the 15th century.
Proper noun
no female
Usage notes
Traditionally one of the most common given names in Norway.
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 27 368 females with the given name Marit living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
A northern Swedish medieval contraction of sv Margit, from sv Margareta Margaret.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Marit.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Anagrams
sv aimrt mitra