Spanish · Girl name
Maritza
“diminutive of Maria”
About the name Maritza
Maritza is a diminutive of Maria, the Latin form of Mary, used in Bulgarian and other Slavic languages, in Hungarian and in Spanish. The name was spread by the operetta ‘Gräfin Mariza’ by Emmerich Kálmán. It also matches the Maritsa, a river that flows through Bulgaria and forms part of the border between Greece and Turkey. In Latin America it is often used as an independent name.
- Meaning
- diminutive of Maria
- Origin
- Spanish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- mah-REET-sah(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Maritza
- Maritza Isabella
- Maritza Sofia
- Maritza Gabriela
- Maritza Lucia
- Maritza Victoria
Questions about Maritza
- What does Maritza mean?
- Maritza is a Spanish name meaning "diminutive of Maria".
- How do you pronounce Maritza?
- Maritza is pronounced mah-REET-sah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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