Lotta and Marta

[MissL001]

Thoughts on the names Lotta and Marta please. Does Lotta work as a stand alone name? And is Marta too similar to the word martyr? Thanks🙂

I think you will get a Lotta negative comments, if you’re in the UK there will be be a Lotta teasing.

Lotto and (To)Marto

Lotta, just please not, have some love for your child. Marta seems ok.

I love Lotta but normally see it spelt as Lotte

Not keen on Marta

I like Marta
Lotta is pretty but does sound a bit like a nickname though, why not call her Charlotte with Lotta for short

I know a Marta and she's nice. She's Swedish or Norwegian and I assumed it was that variant of Martha.

Lotta made me think of Whole Lotta Rosie.

I like Marta too but what about Martha? Or Greta if you want a European name. Lotta on it's own is a bit hard.....how about Carlotta?

I think poor Lotta will get loads of stupid jokes based on her name which would be tiresome for her. What about Lottie?

Marta and Lottie if using together sound lovely

They sound like a pair of German or polish sibling names.
what about Lola, Nina or Rosa?

Really like them both, and both together.

While they're both fine names, I'd avoid them because of the associations with "lot of" and "martyr".

Lotta is a diminutive of Charlotte and Charlotta.

Martha is a lovely alternative.

Lotta is out of the circus books by Enid Blyton.

I know a Marta and I think it’s lovely, as is Martine and Martina. And Mara from a recent thread. They just roll nicely off the tongue.

Lotta sounds like it’s from Carlotta.
Carlotta and Marta - two nice European names.

As a Swede I love both names but would spell Marta - Märta. Unfortunately, I don’t think Lotta works well in English.