Marita - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Marita \m(a)-ri-ta\ is a variant of Mari (Welsh) and Mary (Latin), and the meaning of Marita is "star of the sea".

The baby name Marita sounds like Marit, Martta, Marta, Marhta and Maurita. Other similar baby names are Carita, Karita, Larita, Marcita, Markita, Margita, Maria, Marika, Marina, Marisa, Mariza, Maritza, Marsita, Martita, Maritsa, Malita, Zarita and Sarita.

Marita is a popular female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Marita. Compare Marita with related baby names.