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
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 (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
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 (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
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Feminine given names
Given names derived from gemstones
Swedish feminine given names