Marita
mah-REE-ta
German and Spanish diminutive of Maria
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
Marita Origin and Meaning
Variation of Marisa
# 953 in the US
Marita Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Marita
- Marita GeraghtyAmerican actress
- Marita KochGerman Olympic sprinter
- Marita GrabiakAmerican TV director
- Marita BonnerAmerican fiction writer and playwright
- Marita LiuliaFinnish visual artist
The name Marita in Pop Culture
- Marita Convarrubiascharacter from "The X Files"
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