MEANING & HISTORY
What does Ma. Zita mean?
Ma. Zita combines the names Maria and Zita. Maria is a Latin form of the biblical name Miriam, transmitted through Greek Maria and Mariam. Spanish María is the immediate source recorded for Philippine-language use.
Mary the mother of Jesus is a central biblical association. The oldest meaning is debated, with proposed Egyptian love-related roots and several Hebrew explanations. A separate Hungarian account makes it a diminutive of Felicitás.
Meertens also records alternative Latin proposals, so the exact language and full-name relationship matter before one account is assigned to an individual. Ma. is a common abbreviation of Maria.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Parts of this name
Similar names to Ma. Zita
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- Marita♀A diminutive name in the Maria and Margaret families
- Alita♀Name compared with Alethea or shortened from Adelita
- Anita♀Spanish diminutive of Ana
- Maika♀Variant of Maike, a Maria familiar form
- Maila♀Finnish familiar form of Maria; other accounts exist
- Mamerta♀Mamertus name family; associated with Mamers
- Manolita♀Spanish familiar form of Manuela
- Maria♀Latin form of the biblical name Miriam
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate record · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- UNAM thesis appendix — abbreviations and familiar names (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Maria (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Mary (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Zita-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Zita-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Maria (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: María (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Felicitás (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Felicitas (opens in a new tab)
- Meertens Institute / KNAW — Zita (opens in a new tab)