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1) Latin spelling of Μαρθα (Martha), a Greek form of the Hebrew name מרתא (Marta´) = 'woman, lady, mistress, housewife' [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
2) Aramaic marta = 'lady, mistress, housewife' [7] [8] [9]
3) Variant form of Margareta [1] [4] [6]:
a) Younger form of Margta [7]
b) Short form of Marita (see Marit) [7]
c) Short form of Mareta (see Maret) [7]
Marta | ♀ |
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Mártá | ♀ |
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Marte | ♀ |
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Martha | ♀ |
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Marthe | ♀ |
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Martta | ♀ |
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Marttu | ♀ |
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Martukka | ♀ |
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Martuska | ♀ |
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See also Marfa, Marppa, Martea
For combinations see MART (name element)
Martuson | |
Mörtuson |
Martudóttir | |
Mörtudóttir |
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Genitive: | Martas |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Accusative: | Martu |
Dative: | Martu |
Genitive: | Martu |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Genitive: | Martan |
Partitive: | Martaa |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Accusative: | Mörtu |
Dative: | Mörtu |
Genitive: | Mörtu |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Genitive: | Martas |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Marta |
Genitive: | Martas |
Faroe Islands |
27 July |
Faroe Islands |
17 October |
Norway |
17 October |
Finland (Swedish Language) |
26 July |
Sweden |
27 July |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[13] |
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2507 | 4718 | 2507 | 4718 | 0 | 0 |
Denmark[14] |
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1041 | n.a. |
1041 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Iceland[15] |
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536 | 720 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Finland[16] |
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n.a. |
1679 | n.a. |
1679 | 0 | 0 |
Greenland[17] |
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4 | 9 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[18] |
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2763 | n.a. |
2763 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: 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. |
Sources: [19]
Regional distribution of Marta (f) in Sweden in the year 1880.