The story behind Marita
First recorded in Finland in 1860. From Norwegian Marita. According to Vilkuna, from a Spanish or Spanish-like diminutive of Maria. Now often interpreted as a variant of Maria.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈmɑritɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈmɑ̝rit̪ɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Marita
Ma-ri-a
Borrowed from Italian Maria.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Madonna
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mahendra
Borrowed from Sanskrit महेन्द्र (mahendra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mahimā
Borrowed from Sanskrit महिमन् (mahiman).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mahina
mahina (“moon, moonlight; a farm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Malia
Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Marita
Jouni
Finnish rendering of the Sami name Jovnna, from Swedish and Norwegian Jon. Cognate with English John.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Leif
From Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse Leifr. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1852.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Mathilde
From French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish Mathilde, equivalents of Matilda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Marita
Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aslak
From Norwegian Aslak; used as the Finnish rendering of the Northern Sami name Ásllat. From Old Norse Áslákr, from áss (“god”) + leikr (“play, sport”). Cognate with Old English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Astride
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Astrid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length