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Marita

Marita proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.

Proper noun

Marita

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

Origin of Marita

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

Questions about Marita

What does Marita mean?
Marita means a female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.
What part of speech is Marita?
Marita is a proper noun.

Words near Marita in the dictionary

  1. marisma
  2. marismas
  3. Marissa
  4. Marist
  5. Marists
  6. Marita
  7. maritage
  8. maritages
  9. maritagium
  10. Maritainian
  11. marital

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