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

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