Baby name
FADING
🇳🇴 Marit
/MAH · rit/
Meaning
“Pearl or beloved”
Pearl or beloved; Old Norse variant of Margaret adapted to Nordic phonetics and sensibility.
Nicknames
mari · maris · ritt
Vibe
classic
How it ages.
Marit was dominant in Norway from 1940s-1980s before declining as naming fashions globalized.
The cultural moment.
Norway's Marit fell from peak popularity in 1970s-1980s as parents moved toward English-origin names.