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Meaning and origin
Marit is a Norwegian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Pearl`.


Where is it used?
The name Marit is mainly used in Norwegian and in Swedish.

It is an abbreviated form of
Grete, used in German and in Danish.
Reetta, used in Finnish.
Reeta, used in Finnish.
Marge, used in English.
Maggie, used in English.
Greet, used in Dutch.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Marged (In Welsh)
Mererid (In Welsh)
Mared (In Welsh)
Margarita (In Spanish and in Russian)
Marjeta (In Slovene)
Margarida (In Portuguese)
Malgorzata (In Polish)
Marganita (In Jewish)
Perle (In Jewish)
Margherita (In Italian)
Mairead (In Irish and in Scottish)
Margrét (In Icelandic)
Margit (In Hungarian and in Scandinavian)
Margaréta (In Hungarian)
Margareta (In German, Scandinavian, Serbian and in Croatian)
Margrethe (In German and in Danish)
Margarethe (In German and in Danish)
Margarete (In German)
Margot (In French)
Marguerite (In French)
Marketta (In Finnish)
Maarit (In Finnish)
Margery (In English)
Margaret (In English)
Merete (In Danish)
Märta (In Danish)
Markéta (In Czech and in Slovak)
Margarid (In Armenian)


If it's too long people might use
In Swedish, German and in English: Greta
In German and in Scandinavian: Meta
In English: Meg


See also
In Welsh and in English: Megan (F)
In Scottish: Peigi (F)
In German: Gretchen (F)
In English: Mamie (F)
In English: Madge (F)
In English: Margie (F)
In Dutch: Greetje (F)
In Danish: Mette (F)


More `Marit` links
Marit as abbreviation
Actors named Marit
Marit in the encyclopedia