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Марица

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Derived from Thracian *mārаs or *mōras + -ица (-ica), attested as Μηρισός (Mērisós) by ancient scholars.

Georgiev proposes two possible meanings of the Thracian term:

Proper noun

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Мари́ца (Marícaf (relational adjective мари́шки)

  1. Maritsa (river in the Central Balkans, flowing into the Aegean Sea)

References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “Марица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 668

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Ма̀рија +‎ -ца.

Proper noun

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Ма̏рица f (Latin spelling Mȁrica)

  1. a female given name, Hypocoristic of Ма̀рија

Etymology 2

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Of Thracian origin.

Proper noun

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Ма̏рица f (Latin spelling Mȁrica)

  1. Maritsa (a river in Bulgaria)