Marjatta

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. http://www.behindthename.com/namedays/name/marjatta
  2. PRC: Population Register Centre
  3. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/nimipalvelu_etunimitop.asp?L=3
  4. http://www.behindthename.com/name/marjatta
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