Sound-out: 玛 (mǎ) → 'Mar-' (the 王 radical and 玉 family of 玛 mark it as a feminine-leaning phonetic — same pattern as 玛丽 Mary, 玛雅 Maya), 塔 (tǎ) → '-ta.' Together: 'Marta' — common in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, and Slavic languages.
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Best-known bearer: Marta Vieira da Silva, the Brazilian striker widely called the female Pelé — six-time FIFA World Player of the Year (a record), all-time leading scorer at Women's World Cups. Pelé himself anointed her with the nickname '贝利的女版' ('the female Pelé').
