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Mah-rit (long aah sound, as in the word "car") is how Marit is pronounced in Scandinavia. It's quite a common name, actually. In Finland, it is spelled Maarit (with two a's to indicate the long vowel sound).

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The future queen of Norway (wife to Crown Prince Haakon) is called Mette-Marit.

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