# Maritza

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #79,736

## Definitions
1. A female given name

## 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”).

## Source
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