Marit

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Marit

  1. A female given name. One of the Estonian cognates of English Margaret.

Faroese

Proper noun

Marit f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Marit
Accusative Marit
Dative Marit
Genitive Maritar

Finnish

Proper noun

Marit

  1. Plural form of Mari.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Mari +‎ -t

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Marit

  1. accusative singular of Mari

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marit

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

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

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marit c (genitive Marits)

  1. A female given name.
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