Marites
A Filipino-Spanish contraction of María and Teresa.
Meaning and origin
Marites fuses the two names María and Teresa into a single short form, a pattern common in the Philippines, where centuries of Spanish colonial rule left many combined and clipped Hispanic names in everyday use.
How to pronounce Marites
| Filipino (Philippines) | mah-ree-TES /maɾiˈtɛs/ |
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