Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: mari-ta
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in 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.

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: Marita

Questions

What does marita mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek occasionally used in English.
Where does marita come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

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