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Maritza

Maritza proper noun: a female given name. Also the obsolete spelling of Maritsa.

Proper noun

Maritza

  1. A female given name

Also used as

Maritza is also the obsolete spelling of Maritsa.

Origin of Maritza

From Spanish Maritza, a diminutive of: * María, from Marīa, from Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from מרים (miryām, “rebellion”); and * Marta, from Martha, from Μάρθα (Mártha), from מרתא (mārtā, “lady, mistress, ruler”), female counterpart of מרא (mārā, “lord, master, ruler”).

Questions about Maritza

What does Maritza mean?
Maritza means a female given name.
What part of speech is Maritza?
Maritza is a proper noun.

Words near Maritza in the dictionary

  1. maritozzi
  2. maritozzo
  3. Maritsa
  4. mariturient
  5. Marityemeri
  6. Maritza
  7. Maritzburg
  8. Mariupol
  9. Mariupol Greek
  10. Mariupolitan
  11. Mariupolitans

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