English Explanatory Dictionary

Maritza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name
name
  1. Obsolete spelling of Maritsa (the river).

Word forms

Maritza

Etymology

From Spanish Maritza, a diminutive of: * María, from Marīa, from Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from מרים (miryām, “rebellion”); and * Marta, from Martha, from Μάρθα (Mártha), from מרתא (mārtā, “lady, mistress, ruler”), female counterpart of מרא (mārā, “lord, master, ruler”).

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