MEANING & HISTORY
What does Maria Rita mean?
Maria is the Latin form of Greek Maria from Hebrew Miriam. Egyptian beloved or love and several Hebrew interpretations have been proposed for Miriam; the ultimate meaning is not settled.
Rita is short for Margherita and other rita-ending names. Margherita belongs to the Margaret pearl family, but that particular parent should not be selected automatically for every Rita.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Latin and Greek transmission; Hebrew name history; Italian and other familiar-name histories; Greek pearl-name route
People with the name Maria Rita
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Maria Rita Teresa Batalla-Laforteza
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Parts of this name
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Names in this collection
- Margarita♀Pearl
- Margarito♂A masculine counterpart of Margarita
- Marianito·Documented affectionate form used with Mariano
- Mariquita♀Documented María familiar-name tradition
- Margaret♀Pearl
- Mariana♀Maria/Marian family; also feminine Marianus
- Marianela♀Documented María and Estela combination
- Marianing♀Philippine familiar form of Marian
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q55362076 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q55362076 — Maria Rita (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Maria Rita Teresa Batalla-Laforteza (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: Rita (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: margherita (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: margaret (opens in a new tab)