Marit

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Marit

  1. a female given name, equivalent to 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. nominative plural of Mari

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Hungarian

Etymology

Mari +‎ -t

Pronunciation

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  • 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

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