Where does “Mārīte” come from?
Mārīte (Latvian) comes from Latvian Māra, from Latvian Tamāra, from Hebrew תמר, from Aramaic תמרא — eyelid; dates; date palms.
Ancestry of “Mārīte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | Māra | — |
| 2 | Latvian | Tamāra | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | תמר | date; date palm, palm tree in general |
| 4 | Aramaic | תמרא | eyelid; dates; date palms |