Marjatta Explained

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:

• Marjatta Kajosmaa (born 1938), Finnish cross country skier
• Marjatta Moulin (1926–2018), Finnish fencer
• Marjatta Raita (1944-2007), Finnish actress
• Marjatta Tapiola (born 1951), Finnish painter
• Marjatta Väänänen (1923-2020), Finnish politician

Notes and References

1. Web site: Name Days for the name Marjatta.
2. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3 PRC: Population Register Centre
3. Web site: Digital and population data services agency.
4. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Marjatta.