Forename Marita

Around the globe, Marita (Marita , Марита , ماريتا ) is a common female forename. The first name Marita is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common female name, Georgia, and Philippines (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Philippines, Germany, and the United States. Much less frequently, Marita is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Marita is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Marita

name Marjatta, name Marit, name มาริต้า, name Maria, name Marita, name Marıta, name Mãritã, name Mârïta, name Màrita, name Марьятта, name Mârïtâ, name Маріта, name Màrità, name Mariitta, name Mârîtâ, name Màrîtà, name Марита, name Marta, name Marità, name Maritha, name Marïta, name Margareta, name מריטה, name ម៉ារីតា, name ماريتا, name Márita, name Mãrïtã, name Maríta, name Marîta

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Marita	Indonesia, Philippines, Germany, United States, Ethiopia
Марита	Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria
ماريتا	Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt
מריטה	Israel

First names said to be same

Margareta, Maria, Mariitta, Marit, Maritha, Marità, Marjatta, Marta, Maríta, Marîta, Marïta, Marıta, Màrita, Màrità, Màrîtà, Márita, Mârîtâ, Mârïta, Mârïtâ, Mãritã, Mãrïtã, Марьятта, Маріта, มาริต้า, and ម៉ារីតា

First name Marita in the context

Marita is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Marita Covarrubias , the fictional character from the X-Files franchise and Marietta Edgecombe , character in Harry Potter.

Notable namesakes

	quinctia marita AT (b. 100)
	marita camacho quirós First Lady of Costa Rica, 1962–1966, and supercentenarian, CR (b. 1911)
	marita kalima Finnish novelist (1915-1978), FI (b. 1915)
	marita notini-nordquist (b. 1909)
	marita lindahl Miss World 1957, FI (b. 1938)
	marita lorenz German who had affair with Fidel Castro, DE (b. 1939)
	marita kaus German sculptress, DE (b. 1940)
	marita zobel Filipino actress, PH (b. 1941)
	marita lange East German shot putter, DE (b. 1943)
	marita mathijsen Dutch emeritus professor of modern Dutch literature, NL (b. 1944)
	marita reid Performer ( b. Aug 29, 1895 Gilbraltar, SPAIN - circa Jul 1979 New York, New York, USA ) Female (b. 1895)
	marita walldén Finnish artist, RU (b. 1896)
	marita odette bonner African-American writer (1898-1971), US (b. 1898)
	marita viitasalo-pohjola Finnish pianist, FI (b. 1948)
	marita ballesteros Argentinian actor, AR (b. 1950)