Meaning of name Marta

The names of some famous persons by the name Marta (or its variants) are:

Marta Sanchez, born on 8 May, a famous singer. Marta Sanchez's background: Spanish female vocalist who was born in Madrid. Her father, Antonio Sánchez Camporro, was a Galician opera singer. Marta began her musical career with the band 'Cristal Oskuro,' but shortly after she was discovered by Tino Azores, a sound technician for the popular pop/rock group Olé Olé. In 1985, Marta became the lead singer of Olé Olé, which brought her to fame and made her one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1980s in Spain, during a time when the country was easing the traditional rigid moral values of Catholicism.

Marta Sahagun de Fox, born on 10 April, a famous first lady. Marta Sahagun de Fox's background: Sahagún became the First Lady of Mexico on July 2, 2001, when she married President Vicente Fox Quesada. Sahagún was born in Zamora, Michoacán, and for a few years worked as an English instructor at the Universidad Lasallista Benavente. Her first marriage was to Manuel Bribiesca Godoy in 1971 and they had three sons: Manuel, Jorge and Fernando. Bribiesca and Sahagún separated in 1998 and divorced in 2000; their Roman Catholic marriage was declared null and void by the Church in 2005.

Marta Vieira da Silva, born on 19 February, a famous footballer. Marta Vieira da Silva's background: Brazilian women's football striker. She plays as a midfielder for Sweden's Umeå IK, and was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was also named the Golden Ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (six goals in tournament), in which Brazil finished fourth. She is the 2006 and 2007 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. In the 2007 Women's World Cup, she won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer.