Marriet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marriet

What is the meaning of the name Marriet ?

The baby name Marriet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑrɪt/ — 'MAR-rit' (Dutch pronunciation; anglicized often 'MAH-reet').

Marriet is Dutch in Origin.

Marriet is a rare modern English given name, most plausibly a spelling variant of French Mariette, the diminutive of Marie/Mary, and sometimes aligned with Scandinavian Marit, a contracted form of Margaret. The double‑r spelling likely reflects English influence from the medieval pet form Mariot/Mariot(t) - a name widely recorded in 13th–14th‑century Britain and later the source of the surname Marriott - so Marriet reads as both Francophone and Anglicized.

Meaning depends on the line of derivation: from Mary it carries the multifaceted Hebrew Miryam heritage, interpreted as “wished‑for child,” “beloved,” or “sea/bitter,” while from Margaret it inherits the classic “pearl” (Greek margarites). Documented variants and cognates include Mariette, Mariet, Marit, Marrit, Marietta, and the historical Mariot; Marriott survives primarily as a surname. Usage has been sporadic, with modest lifts during the late‑Victorian and mid‑century vogue for -ette endings. Today Marriet remains uncommon, offering a tailored, vintage‑elegant alternative to Marietta or Harriet.

⚙ Marriet is far from common. We have only 46 recorded uses of it on record, from 12 countries.