Märta or Märtha is a
Swedish feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. The name is often a diminutive of
Margareta. Individuals bearing the name Märta/Märtha include:
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Märta of Denmark (1277–1341), Queen consort of Sweden
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Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954), Crown Princess of Norway
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Märta Adlerz (1897–1979), Swedish diver
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Märta Allertz (1628–c. 1677), royal mistress of Charles X of Sweden
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Märta Andersson (born 1925), Swedish gymnast
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Märta Berendes (1639–1717), Swedish Baroness and diarist
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Märta Björnbom (1888–1973), Swedish lawyer
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Märta Blomstedt (1899–1982), Finnish architect
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Märta Bucht (1882–1962), Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist
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Märta Dorff (1909–1990), Swedish actress
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Märta Eketrä (1851–1894), Swedish lady-in-waiting to Sophia of Nassau
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Märta Johansson (1907–1998), Swedish diver
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Märta Leijonhufvud (1520–1584), Swedish noble; sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud
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Märtha Leth (1877-1953), Swedish pharmacist
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Märta Ljungberg (1656–1741), Swedish innkeeper
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Märta Norberg (born 1922), Swedish cross-country skier
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Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841), Swedish diarist
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Märta Strömberg (1921–2012), Swedish archaeologist
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Märta Tikkanen (born 1935), Finnish writer
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Märta Torén (1925–1957), Swedish actress
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Märta Ulfsdotter (1319-1371), Swedish lady-in-waiting to Margaret I of Denmark
References
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Feminine given names
Given names derived from gemstones
Swedish feminine given names