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| Hebrew meaning: ''"the lady"''. Roman meaning: ''dedicated to Mars''. Also known to mean "Lady-Like" and "Strong" in Armenian. |
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'''Marta''' is a Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, and Ukrainian female [[given name]] derived from the Hebrew ([[Aramaic language|Judæo-Aramaic]]) name '''מַרְתָּא''' '''Martâ''' "The lady", but some sources claim that it was in use even before the establishment of [[Christianity]], meaning dedicated to [[Mars (god)|Mars]].<ref name="nameday">[http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/name-days/Marta-552.htm Marta's Name Day]</ref> It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of [[Martha (given name)|Martha]]<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=marta Marta] at Behind the Name.</ref> and as a feminine variation of [[Martinus (disambiguation)|Martinus]].<ref name="nameday" /> |
'''Marta''' is a Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, and Ukrainian female [[given name]] derived from the Hebrew ([[Aramaic language|Judæo-Aramaic]]) name '''מַרְתָּא''' '''Martâ''' "The lady", but some sources claim that it was in use even before the establishment of [[Christianity]], meaning dedicated to [[Mars (god)|Mars]].<ref name="nameday">[http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/name-days/Marta-552.htm Marta's Name Day]</ref> It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of [[Martha (given name)|Martha]]<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=marta Marta] at Behind the Name.</ref> and as a feminine variation of [[Martinus (disambiguation)|Martinus]].<ref name="nameday" /> |
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==People with the given name== |
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Revision as of 07:47, 27 September 2013
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Origin: | Hebrew and Roman |
| Meaning: | Hebrew meaning: "the lady". Roman meaning: dedicated to Mars. Also known to mean "Lady-Like" and "Strong" in Armenian. |
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Marta is a Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, and Ukrainian female given name derived from the Hebrew (Judæo-Aramaic) name מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady", but some sources claim that it was in use even before the establishment of Christianity, meaning dedicated to Mars.[1] It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of Martha[2] and as a feminine variation of Martinus.[1]
People with the given name
- Martha of Denmark (1277-1341), in Swedish: Märta, Queen consort of King Berger of Sweden
- King Martha (Swedish noblewoman) (1520-1584), Märta Erikdotter Leijonhufvud, also known as King Märta
- Marta Abba (1900–1988), Italian stage actress
- Marta Andrino (born 1987), Portuguese actress
- Marta Domachowska (born 1986), Polish tennis player
- Marta Domínguez (born 1975), Spanish track and field runner
- Marta Eggerth (born 1912), Hungarian singer and actress
- Marta Fitzgerald, former spouse of Rush Limbaugh
- Márta Károlyi (born 1942), Romanian gymnastics coach
- Marta Kauffman (born 1956), American writer and TV producer
- Marta Marrero (born 1983), Spanish former tennis player
- Marta Míguez (born 1973), Spanish former javelin thrower
- Marta Peterson, musician in the band Bleeding Through
- Marta Sánchez (born 1969), Spanish pop singer
- Márta Sebestyén (born 1957), Hungarian folk singer
- Marta (footballer), Marta Vieira da Silva, (born 1986), Brazilian women's football player
- Marta Suplicy (born 1945), Brazilian politician and psychologist
Fictional characters
- Marta Estrella, from the television show Arrested Development
- Marta, the dubbed English name for Martel of the manga and anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dr. Marta Shearing, a character in Bourne Legacy (film)
References
- ^ a b Marta's Name Day
- ^ Marta at Behind the Name.