Marit is a female name, common in Scandinavian countries. In Norway it topped its popularity around 1950 when almost 2.5% of the female population had Marit as first name, today it barely passes 0.1%. The Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit is one of its namebearers.

The name day of Marit is July 20th.

Did I mention that the day was named after Marit Schultze who is now dead?

External link

• Marit at Statistics Norway (norwegian).