Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Danish use, Märta is used as a contracted form of Mareta.
Märta’s family of names
Märta has an affectionate form in Martita. In Swedish usage, Märta has a related form in Merit. Märta is a contracted form of Mareta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Märta
- Birgit NilssonSwedish opera singer (1918–2005)
- Elisabeth RehnFinnish defence minister 1990–1995 and UN undersecretary generalborn 1935
- Märta TikkanenFinnish-Swedish writer and debaterborn 1935
- Märta TorénSwedish actress (1925-1957)
- Märta NorbergSwedish cross-country skier1922–2020
- Märta EkströmSwedish actress (1899-1952)
- Caroline KrookSwedish bishop1944–2025
- Märta Helena Reenstiernadiarist (1753-1841)
- Märta Måås-FjetterströmSwedish textile artist (1873–1941)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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