Marit

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Marit

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret

Related terms

• Maret
• Merit

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. nominative plural of Mari

Anagrams

• armit, mitra, rimat

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”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Marit c (genitive Marits)

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• mitra