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Globally, מריט (Marit , Merit , Merritt ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name מריט is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a common feminine name, Equatorial Guinea, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Estonia, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Egypt, and Nigeria. More frequently, מריט is the last name as well as the forename.
מריט is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Marit , character in En glad gut.