Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
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 fa ...
. The name is often a diminutive of Margareta. Individuals bearing the name Märta include:
* Märta of Denmark (1277–1341), Queen consort of Sweden
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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 elimin ...
(1897–1979), Swedish diver
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Märta Allertz
Märta Allertz (1628 – before 1677), often wrongly referred to as Brita Allerts, was the royal mistress of Charles X Gustav of Sweden. She was the mother of the illegitimate son of Charles X, Gustaf Carlson. The year of her death is unknow ...
(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 decorative appearan ...
(1899–1982), Finnish architect
* Märta Bucht (1882–1962), Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist
* Märta Dorff (1909–1990), Swedish actress
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Märta Eketrä
''Märta'' Elisabeth Margareta Eketrä (Stockholm, 4 November 1851 – 26 August 1894, 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 the nob ...
(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
* Märtha Leth (1877-1953), Swedish pharmacist
* Märta Ljungberg (1656–1741), Swedish innkeeper
* Märta Norberg (born 1922), Swedish cross-country skier
* Märta Helena Reenstierna (1753–1841), Swedish diarist
* Märta Strömberg (1921–2012), Swedish archaeologist
* Märta Tikkanen (born 1935), Finnish writer
* Märta Torén (1925–1957), Swedish actress
* Märta Ulfsdotter (1319-1371), Swedish lady-in-waiting to Margaret I of Denmark