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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]
Marjatta is related to Marja[4] and first appeared in the Kalevala.
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
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