Marjatta

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Female Name

Usage

Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Finnish pet form of Marja ^[1]

Related Names

Jatta	♀
Marjatta	♀

Name Day

Finland

15 August

Further Information

Mythology

In the Kalevala, Marjatta is a young virgin. She becomes pregnant from eating a lingonberry. When her labour begins she is expelled from her parents' home and leaves to find a place where she can sauna and give birth. She is turned away from numerous places but finally finds a place in the forest and gives birth to a son. Marjatta's son is later condemned to death by Väinämöinen for being born out of wedlock. The boy in turn chastises Väinämöinen and is later crowned King of Karelia. ^[2]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[3]		597	5000	0	0
Denmark[4]		5	n.a.	0	n.a
Norway[5]		5	10	0	0
Finland[6]		n.a.	123011	n.a	2
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Marjatta.

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Kustaa Vilkuna: Etunimet (1990)
2. ↑ Elias Lönnrot: Kalevala (1835)
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi