Marta (given name)

Marta is a Czech, Russian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Georgian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish given name for females, derived from Hebrew (Judæo-Aramaic) name מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady", but some sources claim that it was in use even before the establishment of Christianity, meaning dedicated to Mars.^[1] It had male form "Martinus" in Roman culture. It has been described as a cognate of Martha^[2] and as a feminine variation of Martinus.^[1]

People with the given name

• Marta Abba (1900-1988), Italian stage actress
• Marta Andrino (born 1987), Portuguese actress
• Marta Domachowska (born 1986), Polish tennis player
• Marta Fitzgerald, former spouse of Rush Limbaugh
• Marta Marrero (born 1983), Spaniard former tennis player
• Marta Míguez (born 1973), Marrero's Spaniard compatriot and former javelin thrower
• Marta Peterson, musician in the band Bleeding Through
• Márta Sebestyén (born 1957), a Hungarian folk vocalist
• Marta Vieira da Silva (born 1986), Brazilian women's football player

Fictional

• Marta Estrella, a fictional character from the television show Arrested Development

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Marta's Name Day
2. ^ Marta at Behind the Name.