Marta

[ mahr-tuh; Italian mahr-tah ]

/ ˈmɑr tə; Italian ˈmɑr tɑ /

a female given name.

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In Georgia, MARTA (the Metropolitan Atlantic Rapid Transit Authority) built a huge solar canopy at its bus depot in Decatur.
Paved Paradise|The Daily Beast|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MARTA: With sacks of money and the anti-Communist tactics of your Senator Jzo-ay McCarthy.
Whit Stillman on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Barcelona’, His New Amazon Series, and the Myth of the Ugly Expat|Michael Weiss|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cast: Tricia Helfer, Michael Trucco, Marc Blucas, Alex Fernandez, Marta Milans.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His colleagues Carlos Costa, Gustavo Giombini Moser, and Marta Sierra never came back.
The Dutch Queen-to-Be and Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’|Nadette De Visser|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He runs the secret government agency trying to kill Jason—oops, I mean Aaron—and Marta.
‘The Bourne Legacy’ Starring Jeremy Renner: 7 Reasons to See It!|Ramin Setoodeh|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Marta Clark was wearing a little grey-green dress, evidently her best, although it was both shabby and old-fashioned.
The Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trail|Margaret Vandercook
"That is what we should naturally prefer," and Marta bowed her head in indecision.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer
Lanstron, an intimate of the Galland household, knew her story well and the part that Marta had played in it.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer
Marta, an old servant, enters and tells Carmelita that she has seen Stephen in the woods.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
"I might make a counter accusation, only that yours would be the epic form," answered Marta.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer