Marjatta

Girl · Finnish

Marjatta

Say it: MAR-yaht-tah

Meaning

The Kalevala's virgin mother, who conceives after eating a lingonberry; usually linked to Finnish marja 'berry' and to the name Maria.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Popular in Finland in the mid-20th century.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Finnish

Famous bearers

Marjatta, virgin mother in the final poem of the Kalevala

Names worth a look

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KerttuGirlThe Finnish form of Gertrud, from Germanic ger 'spear' and þrūþ 'strength'.Victorian

LahjaGirlFrom Finnish lahja 'gift'.Victorian · forgotten

RauhaGirlFrom Finnish rauha 'peace'.Victorian · forgotten

KaarinaGirlThe Finnish form of Katarina (Catherine). The origin is unknown; the link to Greek katharos 'pure' is a later folk…Middle Ages

MargieGirlA pet form of Margaret or Marjorie, from Greek margarites 'pearl'.Victorian · peak 1922

MargeryGirlA medieval English form of Margaret, through Old French Margerie; ultimately from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.Middle Ages · peak 1921 · forgotten

Where this comes from

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