Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name occasionally used in English.

Etymologies

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Borowed in the late nineteenth century from Norwegian Marita. By folk etymology explained as a Spanish diminutive of Maria, in analogy with Anita.

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Examples

  • Munoz called out the name Marita and a few moments later a small woman peeked through the white plastic shower curtain hung across the doorway.

    The Black Ice Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1993

  • Marita Sjogren, the show's host for the past 15 years, inherited the job from her late mother.

    Radio stations speak your language 2011

  • Roving documentary filmmakers like Sebastian Lindstrom and Alicia Sully of the What Took You So Long Foundation, Ph.D. students and social impact lecturers like Sandbox Co-Founder Christian Busch, TED Fellows, and robotic geniuses like Marita Cheng, founder of Robogals Global, are just the beginning of the list.

    Jonathan Kalan: Under 30, Inspired, and Kicking Ass Jonathan Kalan 2012

  • Roving documentary filmmakers like Sebastian Lindstrom and Alicia Sully of the What Took You So Long Foundation, Ph.D. students and social impact lecturers like Sandbox Co-Founder Christian Busch, TED Fellows, and robotic geniuses like Marita Cheng, founder of Robogals Global, are just the beginning of the list.

    Jonathan Kalan: Under 30, Inspired, and Kicking Ass Jonathan Kalan 2012

  • Writers (Harlem Moon), a 2002 collection he edited with writer Marita

    E Lynn Harris biography 2009

  • Marita Sjogren, the show's host for the past 15 years, inherited the job from her late mother.

    Radio stations speak your language 2011

  • Just as he turned for the door, a white Marita Bread delivery truck pulled up beside the little store.

    Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant and Me » Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie 2009

  • Marita Sjogren, the show's host for the past 15 years, inherited the job from her late mother.

    Radio stations speak your language 2011

  • Just as he turned for the door, a white Marita Bread delivery truck pulled up beside the little store.

    2009 » March » Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie 2009

  • Marita Sjogren, the show's host for the past 15 years, inherited the job from her late mother.

    Radio stations speak your language 2011

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