Marjatta (IPA: [marjatːa]) is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on the 15th of August.[1] It reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2013 there were more than 123,000 women registered with this name in Finland.[2] It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.[3]

Origin and variants

Marjatta is related to Marja[4] and first appeared in the Kalevala.

Notable people

Notable people with this name include:

References

  1. ^ "Name Days for the name Marjatta".
  2. ^ PRC: Population Register Centre
  3. ^ "Digital and population data services agency".
  4. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marjatta".
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