See also: marit, marît, mãrit, mărit, and Märit

Estonian edit

Proper noun edit

Marit

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret

Related terms edit

Faroese edit

Proper noun edit

Marit f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes edit

Matronymics

  • son of Marit: Maritarson
  • daughter of Marit: Maritardóttir

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Marit
Accusative Marit
Dative Marit
Genitive Maritar

Finnish edit

Proper noun edit

Marit

  1. nominative plural of Mari

Anagrams edit

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Mari +‎ -t

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒrit]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧rit

Proper noun edit

Marit

  1. accusative singular of Mari

Norwegian edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of Margareta (Margaret) first recorded in the 15th century.

Proper noun edit

Marit

  1. a female given name

Usage notes edit

  • Traditionally one of the most common given names in Norway.

References edit

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 27 368 females with the given name Marit living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

A northern Swedish medieval contraction of Margit, from Margareta (Margaret).

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Marit c (genitive Marits)

  1. a female given name

Anagrams edit