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Marica

МарицаМарика

Little Marija: the South Slavic pet form of Mary.

Meaning and origin

In Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian, -ica is the classic affectionate suffix, so Marica started as the everyday, homely form of Marija, a bit like Molly for Mary.

How to pronounce Marica

Serbo-CroatianMAH-ree-tsah /ˈmarit͡sa/

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