Meaning & History
Originally a variant of Matty, a 17th-century diminutive of MARTHA. It is now commonly used as a diminutive of PATRICIA.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesMarta(Belarusian) Martha(Biblical) Martha(Biblical Greek) Martha(Biblical Latin) Marta, Patritsiya(Bulgarian) Marta(Catalan) Marta, Patricija(Croatian) Marta, Patricie(Czech) Martha(Danish) Marta, Martha(Dutch) Martta(Finnish) Marthe(French) Marta(Georgian) Marta, Martha, Patricia(German) Martha(Greek) Márta, Patrícia, Mártuska(Hungarian) Marta(Icelandic) Pádraigín(Irish) Marta, Patrizia(Italian) Patricia(Late Roman) Marta(Latvian) Morta(Lithuanian) Marta(Macedonian) Marthese(Maltese) Maata(Maori) Matty(Medieval English) Marte, Martha, Marthe(Norwegian) Marta, Patrycja, Patka(Polish) Marta, Patrícia(Portuguese) Marta(Romanian) Marfa, Marta, Patritsiya(Russian) Marta(Serbian) Marta, Patrícia, Patka(Slovak) Marta, Patricija(Slovene) Marta, Patricia, Martita(Spanish) Marta, Martha(Swedish) Marta(Ukrainian)
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common natural wholesome strong rough boring simple comedic unintellectual
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actresses, Animal Crossing characters, Charles Dickens characters, currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, directors, Dragon Quest characters, ends in -ty, fictional characters, Fire Emblem characters, Hey Arnold characters, Jane Austen characters, Never Have I Ever characters, Peanuts characters, rhyming nicknames, Simpsons characters, Sims 3 characters, storms, Stranger Things characters, Tales characters, television, The Sopranos characters, unisex, variants, Will and Grace characters
Entry updated July 2, 2008