Marketta

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval contraction of the Swedish Margareta. Cognate to English Margaret.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrketːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝rk̟e̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrketːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Mar‧ket‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Mar‧ket‧ta

Proper noun

Marketta

1. a female given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:3:17 Marketta ja Anterus:

     Mikä meiän Marketalla,
     kuka Kurketta rukalla,
     aina saunassa asuvi,
     aina saunan karsinassa?

Declension

Inflection of Marketta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Marketta	Marketat
genitive		Marketan	Marketoiden Marketoitten Markettojen
partitive		Markettaa	Marketoita Markettoja
illative		Markettaan	Marketoihin Markettoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Marketta	Marketat
accusative	nom.	Marketta	Marketat
	gen.	Marketan
genitive		Marketan	Marketoiden Marketoitten Markettojen Markettain rare
partitive		Markettaa	Marketoita Markettoja
inessive		Marketassa	Marketoissa
elative		Marketasta	Marketoista
illative		Markettaan	Marketoihin Markettoihin
adessive		Marketalla	Marketoilla
ablative		Marketalta	Marketoilta
allative		Marketalle	Marketoille
essive		Markettana	Markettoina
translative		Marketaksi	Marketoiksi
abessive		Marketatta	Marketoitta
instructive		—	Marketoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Marketta (Kotus type 14*C/solakka, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Markettani Markettani accusative nom. Markettani Markettani gen. Markettani genitive Markettani Marketoideni Marketoitteni Markettojeni Markettaini rare partitive Markettaani Marketoitani Markettojani inessive Marketassani Marketoissani elative Marketastani Marketoistani illative Markettaani Marketoihini Markettoihini adessive Marketallani Marketoillani ablative Marketaltani Marketoiltani allative Marketalleni Marketoilleni essive Markettanani Markettoinani translative Marketakseni Marketoikseni abessive Marketattani Marketoittani instructive — — comitative — Markettoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Markettasi Markettasi accusative nom. Markettasi Markettasi gen. Markettasi genitive Markettasi Marketoidesi Marketoittesi Markettojesi Markettaisi rare partitive Markettaasi Marketoitasi Markettojasi inessive Marketassasi Marketoissasi elative Marketastasi Marketoistasi illative Markettaasi Marketoihisi Markettoihisi adessive Marketallasi Marketoillasi ablative Marketaltasi Marketoiltasi allative Marketallesi Marketoillesi essive Markettanasi Markettoinasi translative Marketaksesi Marketoiksesi abessive Marketattasi Marketoittasi instructive — — comitative — Markettoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Markettamme Markettamme accusative nom. Markettamme Markettamme gen. Markettamme genitive Markettamme Marketoidemme Marketoittemme Markettojemme Markettaimme rare partitive Markettaamme Marketoitamme Markettojamme inessive Marketassamme Marketoissamme elative Marketastamme Marketoistamme illative Markettaamme Marketoihimme Markettoihimme adessive Marketallamme Marketoillamme ablative Marketaltamme Marketoiltamme allative Marketallemme Marketoillemme essive Markettanamme Markettoinamme translative Marketaksemme Marketoiksemme abessive Marketattamme Marketoittamme instructive — — comitative — Markettoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Markettanne Markettanne accusative nom. Markettanne Markettanne gen. Markettanne genitive Markettanne Marketoidenne Marketoittenne Markettojenne Markettainne rare partitive Markettaanne Marketoitanne Markettojanne inessive Marketassanne Marketoissanne elative Marketastanne Marketoistanne illative Markettaanne Marketoihinne Markettoihinne adessive Marketallanne Marketoillanne ablative Marketaltanne Marketoiltanne allative Marketallenne Marketoillenne essive Markettananne Markettoinanne translative Marketaksenne Marketoiksenne abessive Marketattanne Marketoittanne instructive — — comitative — Markettoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Markettansa Markettansa accusative nom. Markettansa Markettansa gen. Markettansa genitive Markettansa Marketoidensa Marketoittensa Markettojensa Markettainsa rare partitive Markettaansa Marketoitaan Markettojaan Marketoitansa Markettojansa inessive Marketassaan Marketassansa Marketoissaan Marketoissansa elative Marketastaan Marketastansa Marketoistaan Marketoistansa illative Markettaansa Marketoihinsa Markettoihinsa adessive Marketallaan Marketallansa Marketoillaan Marketoillansa ablative Marketaltaan Marketaltansa Marketoiltaan Marketoiltansa allative Marketalleen Marketallensa Marketoilleen Marketoillensa essive Markettanaan Markettanansa Markettoinaan Markettoinansa translative Marketakseen Marketaksensa Marketoikseen Marketoiksensa abessive Marketattaan Marketattansa Marketoittaan Marketoittansa instructive — — comitative — Markettoineen Markettoinensa

Derived terms

• Marjatta

Related terms

• Maaret, Maarit, Margareeta, Margareetta, Marita, Maritta, Marjatta
• Kreeta, Reeta, Reetta

Statistics

• Marketta is the 316^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,484 female individuals (and as a middle name to 17,086 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.