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
Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians, Swedes, and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word ''margaritari'' (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persian ...
. Individuals bearing the name Märta/Märtha include:
* Märta of Denmark (1277–1341), Queen consort of Sweden
* Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954), Crown Princess of Norway
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Märta Adlerz
Märta Elvira Adlerz (later ''Hermansson'', 3 April 1897 – 28 February 1979) was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. She was born in Stockholm and died in Bromma.
In 1912 she was elimina ...
(1897–1979), Swedish diver
* Märta Allertz (1628–c. 1677), royal mistress of Charles X of Sweden
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Märta Andersson
Martha Louise “Märta” Andersson (also known as Märta Ingemansson and Märta Karlsson) (14 February 1925 – 2 December 2018)Märta Berendes (1639–1717), Swedish Baroness and diarist
* Märta Björnbom (1888–1973), Swedish lawyer
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Märta Blomstedt
Märta Blomstedt (1899–1982) was an architect and one of the driving forces of the Finnish functionalism movement. Partnering with her husband, Pauli E. Blomstedt, her first works were noted for their functional, rather than aesthetic or deco ...
(1899–1982), Finnish architect
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Märta Bucht
Märta Johanna Bucht (1882–1962) was a Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist. From 1908, she chaired the Luleå branch of the National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden), Swedish Association for Women's Suffrage (FKPR). She ...
(1882–1962), Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist
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Märta Dorff
Märta Dorff (10 June 1909 – 6 October 1990) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Soila p.263
Selected filmography
* ''Adventure'' (1936) - Karl Henriks sekreterare (uncredited)
* '' Witches' Night'' (1937) - Student (uncredited)
* '' For Bett ...
(1909–1990), Swedish actress
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Märta Eketrä
''Märta'' Elisabeth Margareta Eketrä (4 November 1851, in Stockholm – 26 August 1894, in Ulriksdal Palace), was a Swedish lady-in-waiting, favorite and confidant of Sophia of Nassau, queen Sophia of Sweden.
Märta Eketrä was the daughter of t ...
(1851–1894), Swedish lady-in-waiting to Sophia of Nassau
* Märta Johansson (1907–1998), Swedish diver
* Märta Leijonhufvud (1520–1584), Swedish noble; sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud
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Märtha Leth
Märtha Leth (1877–1953) was a Swedish pharmacist and the first woman in Sweden to graduate as a pharmacist, which she did from the Pharmaceutic Institute in Stockholm in 1897.Idun 29 januari 1897: Martha Leth. Sveriges första kvinnliga farmac ...
(1877-1953), Swedish pharmacist
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Märta Ljungberg
Marta Liungberg (''modern spelling:'' Märta Ljungberg) (1656–1741), was a Swedish innkeeper. She managed the important inn at Ljungby in Sunnerbo. She was also a successful farmer, who acquired many of the farms around the area of the inn. In ...
(1656–1741), Swedish innkeeper
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Märta Norberg
Märta Norberg (19 September 1922 – 19 December 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She won two bronze medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1954, 1958). She was born in Ör ...
(born 1922), Swedish cross-country skier
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Märta Helena Reenstierna
Märta Helena Reenstierna (16 September 1753 – 12 January 1841; married name: von Schnell), known as ''Årstafrun'' (The Årsta lady), was a Swedish diary writer. Her diaries were written in the period 1793–1839, and are kept at the archives ...
(1753–1841), Swedish diarist
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Märta Strömberg
Märta Strömberg (1921 – 2012) was a Swedish archaeologist.
Life and work
Märta Strömberg was one of the first female archaeologists to enter the academic realm in Sweden. She began her career as a researcher at Lund University and stayed he ...
(1921–2012), Swedish archaeologist
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Märta Tikkanen
Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.
Biography
Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of ...
(born 1935), Finnish writer
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Märta Torén
Märta Torén (21 May 1925 – 19 February 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
Torén's father was a Swedish military officer, and for three years, during World War II, he was a secretary in the Swedish ...
(1925–1957), Swedish actress
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Märta Ulfsdotter
Margareta "Märta" Ulfsdotter, in Norway known as ''Merete Ulvsdatter'' (1319-1371), was a Swedish noble and lady in waiting. She was the daughter of Saint Bridget of Sweden and the head lady in waiting of Margaret I, Queen of Denmark.
Life
She ...
(1319-1371), Swedish lady-in-waiting to Margaret I of Denmark