Maritta
Finnish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmɑritːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rit̪ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑritːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ma‧rit‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): Ma‧rit‧ta
Etymology 1
editProper noun
editMaritta
- a female given name, variant of Marita
Declension
edit| Inflection of Maritta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt–t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maritta | Maritat | |
| genitive | Maritan | Maritoiden Maritoitten Marittojen | |
| partitive | Marittaa | Maritoita Marittoja | |
| illative | Marittaan | Maritoihin Marittoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Maritta | Maritat | |
| accusative | nom. | Maritta | Maritat |
| gen. | Maritan | ||
| genitive | Maritan | Maritoiden Maritoitten Marittojen Marittain rare | |
| partitive | Marittaa | Maritoita Marittoja | |
| inessive | Maritassa | Maritoissa | |
| elative | Maritasta | Maritoista | |
| illative | Marittaan | Maritoihin Marittoihin | |
| adessive | Maritalla | Maritoilla | |
| ablative | Maritalta | Maritoilta | |
| allative | Maritalle | Maritoille | |
| essive | Marittana | Marittoina | |
| translative | Maritaksi | Maritoiksi | |
| abessive | Maritatta | Maritoitta | |
| instructive | — | Maritoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
edit- Maritta is the 254th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,123 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7,810 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editMaritta