Hungarian use
Source-reporteda female given name, equivalent to English Martha
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- Márta — Hungarian definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Márta is a feminine given name documented in Hungarian.
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a female given name, equivalent to English Martha
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2026 Spelling: Márta
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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 5,051 | observed |
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Marta— “becoming bitter”
It is curious to observe how infinitely more popular her name has been than her sister’s, _i. e._ accepting the mediæval belief that they _were_ sisters. The Marfa of Russia is of course like the English Martha, Matty, Patty, the true housewifely Martha, independent of the legend of the dragon, and has there been a royal name occurring frequently among the daughters of the earlier Tzars; and the Martha used in Ireland is only as an equivalent for the native Erse Meabhdh,…
It is curious to observe how infinitely more popular her name has been than her sister’s, _i. e._ accepting the mediæval belief that they _were_ sisters. The Marfa of Russia is of course like the English Martha, Matty, Patty, the true housewifely Martha, independent of the legend of the dragon, and has there been a royal name occurring frequently among the daughters of the earlier Tzars; and the Martha used in Ireland is only as an equivalent for the native Erse Meabhdh, Meave, or Mab, once a great Irish princess, who has since become the queen of the fairies. Martha used also to be used for Mor. But the Marthe and Marthon of the south of France, and the rarer Marta of Italy and Spain, were all from the Provençal dragon-slayer, and as to the popularity of Magdalen, the contractions in the following table will best prove it:
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter III (Israelite Names), Section I (Moses and Aaron) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Hungarian screenwriter and film director (born 1931)
Hungarian singer of folk songs (born 1957)
Hungarian athletics competitor (1937-2017)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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