First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1925 - 1950. From Maira, from Marija (“Mary”).
Mairita f
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Mairita was the only given name of 834 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.