Marita

Borrowed in the late 19th century from Norwegian Marita. By folk etymology, explained as a Spanish diminutive of Maria, by analogy with Anita.

Marita

1. A female given name occasionally used in English.

• Amrita, Imatra, amrita, tamari

From Norwegian Marita.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛaːɹɪta/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪta

Marita f

1. A female given name

Matronymics

• son of Marita: Marituson
• daughter of Marita: Maritudóttir

First recorded in Finland in 1860. From Norwegian Marita. By folk etymology often interpreted as a variant of Maria.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑritɑ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧ta

Marita

1. A female given name.
   • 2014 Marja Björk, Mustalaisäidin kehtolaulu, Like, →ISBN, page 59:

     —Minkälaisesta musiikista se Väinön Maria pitää?

     —Marita.

     En puhu tuolle mitään, kun ei edes nimeä muista, Marita ajatteli.

• Popular in the mid-twentieth century.

• Maritta

• Imatra, Maarit, raamit

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Norwegian Marita.

Marita f

1. A female given name.

• Margarita

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Marita was the only given name of 1271 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Latinate form of Marit, from Margareta (“Margaret”). Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.

Marita

1. A female given name.

First recorded in Sweden in 1880. From Norwegian Marita, by folk etymology confused with Maria and Marta.

Marita c (genitive Maritas)

1. A female given name.