Marta (given name)
| Marta | |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Akkadian, Hebrew, Roman |
| Meaning | Akkadian: "the daughter"; Hebrew: "the lady"; Roman: "dedicated to Mars" |
Marta is a female given name derived from the Hebrew (Judæo-Aramaic) name מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady". It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of Martha.[1]
The name Marta should not be confused with the similar-looking Swedish name Märta, which derives from the Greek name Margaret and means "pearl".
People with the given name
- Marta Abba (1900–1988), Italian stage actress
- Marta Acosta, American fiction novelist
- Marta Andrino (born 1987), Portuguese actress
- Marta Cartabia (born 1963), Italian judge
- Marta Domachowska (born 1986), Polish tennis player
- Marta Domingo, Mexican soprano and opera director.
- Marta Domínguez (born 1975), Spanish track and field runner
- Marta Eggerth (1912–2013), Hungarian singer and actress
- Marta Fitzgerald, former spouse of Rush Limbaugh
- Marta Jandová (born 1974), Czech musician
- Márta Károlyi (born 1942), Romanian gymnastics coach
- Marta Kauffman (born 1956), American writer and TV producer
- Marta Kristen (born 1945), Norwegian-born American actress; (Lost In Space)
- Marta Marrero (born 1983), Spanish former tennis player
- Marta Míguez (born 1973), Spanish former javelin thrower
- Marta Peterson, musician in the band Bleeding Through
- Marta Rădulescu (1912-1959), Romanian novelist
- Marta Sánchez (born 1966), Spanish pop singer
- Márta Sebestyén (born 1957), Hungarian folk singer
- Marta (footballer), Marta Vieira da Silva, (born 1986), Brazilian women's football player
- Marta Suplicy (born 1945), Brazilian politician and psychologist
Fictional characters
- Marta Estrella, from the television show Arrested Development
- Marta, the dubbed English name for Martel of the manga and anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dr. Marta Shearing, a character in The Bourne Legacy (film)
- Marta von Trapp, a character from "The Sound of Music"
References
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