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Help[Facts] Re: -itza diminutive in Spanish names
in reply to a message by Ailis
I believe that -itza is mostly a use of the Slavic suffix. Maritza seems to have come first, and it's really just a respelling of Marica. However, the suffix may have gotten a boost from its similarity to the sound in certain Native American derived names used in Mexico and Central American such as Itzel.
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