Marjatta
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Blend of Marja (Mary) + Marketta (Margaret)
Proper noun edit
Marjatta
- A virgin mother in the Kalevala, resembling the Virgin Mary.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 50:17-20:
- Marjatta, korea kuopus, / Tuo on piika pikkarainen, / Piti viikoista pyhyyttä, / Ajan kaiken kainoutta.
- Marjatta, the beautiful, / She the little, dainty maiden, / Kept her virgin state untarnished / And her beauty all unblemished.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 50:17-20:
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Marjatta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Marjatta | Marjatat | ||
genitive | Marjatan | Marjatoiden Marjatoitten Marjattojen | ||
partitive | Marjattaa | Marjatoita Marjattoja | ||
illative | Marjattaan | Marjatoihin Marjattoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Marjatta | Marjatat | ||
accusative | nom. | Marjatta | Marjatat | |
gen. | Marjatan | |||
genitive | Marjatan | Marjatoiden Marjatoitten Marjattojen Marjattainrare | ||
partitive | Marjattaa | Marjatoita Marjattoja | ||
inessive | Marjatassa | Marjatoissa | ||
elative | Marjatasta | Marjatoista | ||
illative | Marjattaan | Marjatoihin Marjattoihin | ||
adessive | Marjatalla | Marjatoilla | ||
ablative | Marjatalta | Marjatoilta | ||
allative | Marjatalle | Marjatoille | ||
essive | Marjattana | Marjattoina | ||
translative | Marjataksi | Marjatoiksi | ||
abessive | Marjatatta | Marjatoitta | ||
instructive | — | Marjatoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Marjatta is the 158th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,397 female individuals (and as a middle name to 78,041 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Marjatta