Maritza - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Maritza \m(a)-rit-za, mar(i)-tza\ is a variant of Marissa (Latin) and Mary (Latin), and the meaning of Maritza is "of the sea; star of the sea".

The baby name Maritza sounds like Maritsa, Myrtis and Mertis. Other similar baby names are Marita and Mariza.

Maritza is a very common first name for women (#680 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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