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

• Amrita, Imatra, amrita, tamari

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

Related terms

• Maritta

Statistics

• Marita is the 128^th 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

• Imatra, Maarit, raamit

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

Related terms

• Margarita

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] 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