The baby name Kirsi-Maritta is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈkir.si ˈmaritːa/; respelling: KEER-see MAH-rit-tah.
Kirsi-Maritta is Finnish in Origin.
The baby name Kirsi-Maritta is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈkir.si ˈmaritːa/; respelling: KEER-see MAH-rit-tah.
Kirsi-Maritta is Finnish in Origin.
Kirsi-Maritta is a Finnish compound feminine given name, combining Kirsi and Maritta. Kirsi is a native Finnish word for hoarfrost or rime and also a short form of Kristiina (Christina). It rose in Finland in the 1960s-1980s, when nature-tinged and hyphenated double names were fashionable across the Nordic countries.
Maritta is a Finnish and Scandinavian diminutive related to Marita and ultimately to Maria, from Hebrew Miryam. Maria's meaning is debated, often rendered as "beloved," "drop of the sea," or "bitter," so the composite can suggest "frost" with classic Marian resonance. Variants and relatives include Kirsi-Marita and Kirsi-Maria, the unhyphenated Kirsi Maritta, as well as the single names Kirsi, Maritta, Marita, Kristiina, and Maria. The form Kirsi-Maritta remains uncommon today but feels both crisp and rooted.
Kirsi-Maritta is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.
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