Marit - Meaning of Marit

What does Marit mean?

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Marit

[ 2 syll. ma-rit, mar-it ] The baby girl name Marit is pronounced Maa-RIHT †. Marit has its origins in the Old Greek and Aramaic languages. It is used largely in Scandinavian.

Marit is a Scandinavian variant transcription of Margaret (English and Scottish).

Marit is also a variant transcription of Martha (English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian).

See also the related form, Margit (German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian).

See also the related categories, greek, aramaic, and scandinavian.

Marit is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly related to Marit, Margaret was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Marit include Maarathe, Maarit, Maighread, Mairead, Mairéad, Manreet, Marathe, Marcia, Mardee, Mardey, Mardi, Mardie, Mardy, Mared, Maret, Marete, Marette, Mariette, Marta, and Marte.

† English pronunciation for Marit: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"