Marica
Marica originated as an affectionate diminutive of Maria, especially within Hungarian and South Slavic cultures. Over time, it established itself as an independent given name. It is playful, musical, and brimming with warm charm.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisAn independent pet form of Maria with an ancient Christian tradition.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Marica je maďarská a južnoslovanská domácka podoba mena Mária, ktorá sa používa aj ako samostatné meno. Základné meno Mária pochádza prostredníctvom gréckeho a latinského tvaru z hebrejského mena Mirjam; jeho pôvodný význam nie je spoľahlivo objasnený.
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MARICA
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling10 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Marica
9People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Croatian schoolteacher, writer, Catholic activist and Servant of God (1900-1957)
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3 + 1 = 4 syllables
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