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Marjatta

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrjɑtːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rjɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrjɑtːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Mar‧jat‧ta

Etymology 1

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Blend of Marja (Mary) +‎ Marketta (Margaret)

Proper noun

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Marjatta

  1. 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.
  2. a female given name
Declension
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Inflection of Marjatta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)
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
Marjattain rare
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.
Possessive forms of Marjatta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)
Statistics
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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Marjatta

  1. abessive singular of Marja