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Character Name

Marketa

Meaning — Markéta is the Czech form of Margaret, derived through Latin Margarita from ancient Greek margarites meaning "pearl." It has been one of the most popular Czech feminine names across all historical periods. The name achieved Czech literary immortality through Markéta Lazarová, the 1931 novel by Vladislav Vančura depicting medieval Bohemian bandits and a forbidden love — later adapted into a celebrated Czech New Wave film.·Czech origin·Female·MAHR-keh-tah

Marketa Markéta is a name of deep Czech cultural roots — both the most common form of the pearl name in Bohemia and the bearer of one of Czech literature's most passionate heroines. Characters named Markéta tend to combine practical Czech groundedness with unexpected reserves of passion and moral courage.

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Famous characters named Marketa

Markéta Lazarová

Markéta Lazarová Vladislav Vančura

The daughter of a devout man who is captured by the bandit Kozlík's son and falls into a passionate, transgressive love — a figure of fierce sexuality and spiritual struggle in the most celebrated Czech historical novel.


Variations & nicknames

MarkétaMarketaMarkétkaMargitMargaret

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Marketa NovákováMarketa DvořákováMarketa ProcházkováMarketa HoráčkováMarketa BlažkováMarketa Krejčí

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