Marita

See also: marita, mãritã, mărita, and märita

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marita

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.

Anagrams

Faroese

Etymology

From Norwegian Marita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛaːɹɪta/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪta

Proper noun

Marita f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Marita
Accusative Maritu
Dative Maritu
Genitive Maritu

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑritɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rit̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑritɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧ri‧ta

Proper noun

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.
      —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

Inflection of Marita (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative Marita Maritat
genitive Maritan Maritoiden
Maritoitten
Maritojen
partitive Maritaa Maritoita
Maritoja
illative Maritaan Maritoihin
singular plural
nominative Marita Maritat
accusative nom. Marita Maritat
gen. Maritan
genitive Maritan Maritoiden
Maritoitten
Maritojen
Maritainrare
partitive Maritaa Maritoita
Maritoja
inessive Maritassa Maritoissa
elative Maritasta Maritoista
illative Maritaan Maritoihin
adessive Maritalla Maritoilla
ablative Maritalta Maritoilta
allative Maritalle Maritoille
essive Maritana Maritoina
translative Maritaksi Maritoiksi
abessive Maritatta Maritoitta
instructive Maritoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Marita (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maritani Maritani
accusative nom. Maritani Maritani
gen. Maritani
genitive Maritani Maritoideni
Maritoitteni
Maritojeni
Maritainirare
partitive Maritaani Maritoitani
Maritojani
inessive Maritassani Maritoissani
elative Maritastani Maritoistani
illative Maritaani Maritoihini
adessive Maritallani Maritoillani
ablative Maritaltani Maritoiltani
allative Maritalleni Maritoilleni
essive Maritanani Maritoinani
translative Maritakseni Maritoikseni
abessive Maritattani Maritoittani
instructive
comitative Maritoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maritasi Maritasi
accusative nom. Maritasi Maritasi
gen. Maritasi
genitive Maritasi Maritoidesi
Maritoittesi
Maritojesi
Maritaisirare
partitive Maritaasi Maritoitasi
Maritojasi
inessive Maritassasi Maritoissasi
elative Maritastasi Maritoistasi
illative Maritaasi Maritoihisi
adessive Maritallasi Maritoillasi
ablative Maritaltasi Maritoiltasi
allative Maritallesi Maritoillesi
essive Maritanasi Maritoinasi
translative Maritaksesi Maritoiksesi
abessive Maritattasi Maritoittasi
instructive
comitative Maritoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maritamme Maritamme
accusative nom. Maritamme Maritamme
gen. Maritamme
genitive Maritamme Maritoidemme
Maritoittemme
Maritojemme
Maritaimmerare
partitive Maritaamme Maritoitamme
Maritojamme
inessive Maritassamme Maritoissamme
elative Maritastamme Maritoistamme
illative Maritaamme Maritoihimme
adessive Maritallamme Maritoillamme
ablative Maritaltamme Maritoiltamme
allative Maritallemme Maritoillemme
essive Maritanamme Maritoinamme
translative Maritaksemme Maritoiksemme
abessive Maritattamme Maritoittamme
instructive
comitative Maritoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maritanne Maritanne
accusative nom. Maritanne Maritanne
gen. Maritanne
genitive Maritanne Maritoidenne
Maritoittenne
Maritojenne
Maritainnerare
partitive Maritaanne Maritoitanne
Maritojanne
inessive Maritassanne Maritoissanne
elative Maritastanne Maritoistanne
illative Maritaanne Maritoihinne
adessive Maritallanne Maritoillanne
ablative Maritaltanne Maritoiltanne
allative Maritallenne Maritoillenne
essive Maritananne Maritoinanne
translative Maritaksenne Maritoiksenne
abessive Maritattanne Maritoittanne
instructive
comitative Maritoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Maritansa Maritansa
accusative nom. Maritansa Maritansa
gen. Maritansa
genitive Maritansa Maritoidensa
Maritoittensa
Maritojensa
Maritainsarare
partitive Maritaansa Maritoitaan
Maritojaan
Maritoitansa
Maritojansa
inessive Maritassaan
Maritassansa
Maritoissaan
Maritoissansa
elative Maritastaan
Maritastansa
Maritoistaan
Maritoistansa
illative Maritaansa Maritoihinsa
adessive Maritallaan
Maritallansa
Maritoillaan
Maritoillansa
ablative Maritaltaan
Maritaltansa
Maritoiltaan
Maritoiltansa
allative Maritalleen
Maritallensa
Maritoilleen
Maritoillensa
essive Maritanaan
Maritanansa
Maritoinaan
Maritoinansa
translative Maritakseen
Maritaksensa
Maritoikseen
Maritoiksensa
abessive Maritattaan
Maritattansa
Maritoittaan
Maritoittansa
instructive
comitative Maritoineen
Maritoinensa

Statistics

  • Marita is the 128th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,517 female individuals (and as a middle name to 17,399 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

Latvian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marita f

  1. a female given name

References

  • 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.

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marita

  1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Marita c (genitive Maritas)

  1. a female given name
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