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In Reply to: When did Martha Argerich change her name to Marta? posted by Analog Scott on May 25, 2021 at 11:05:23:
Marta"Martha" is a foreign name, originally from Greek (with theta) or Aramaic with hard t. In Argentina her name's origin probably came through German, in which "Marthe" would not have a soft th (theta) sound either.
In Spanish, Martha would be pronounced identically to Marta, which is the more natural native spelling, and she'd be called "Marta" in Spanish and French (which she speaks no doubt as she was married to Dutoit and lives in Belgium).
It's the same name.
Example in English: Jon/John.
The soft "th" would be harder to pronounce for most Europeans.
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Follow Ups
- como se dice "Martha" en castellano? - DrChaos 05/25/2121:54:59 05/25/21 (21)
- but here is the thing - Analog Scott 22:58:00 05/25/21 (20)
- who knows? - DrChaos 00:30:07 05/26/21 (19)
- That's why I was asking. Hoping someone knows - Analog Scott 07:44:50 05/26/21 (18)
- Shykovsky or Chaikovsky? nt - tinear 10:55:50 05/27/21 (1)
- Late to the Party......... - Todd Krieger 10:57:02 05/28/21 (0)
- I remember reading an interview with her many years ago - Chris from Lafayette 13:49:39 05/26/21 (0)
- All because a couple of DJ's mispronounced it? nt - oldmkvi 11:53:39 05/26/21 (14)
- who is mispronouncing it is the question - Analog Scott 15:55:13 05/26/21 (13)
- In German, I have it on authority, it's pronounced "Marta." nt - tinear 12:45:04 05/27/21 (12)
- In German it's spelled Marthe. She was born and named in Argentina - Analog Scott 15:52:42 05/27/21 (11)
- In Spanish it can be spelled with 't' or 'th' - Botanico92007 19:26:35 05/29/21 (1)
- "it's pronounced the way the bearer of the name wants it pronounced." - Analog Scott 10:23:24 05/30/21 (0)
- No matter, the question was pronunciation. In German or Spanish, as I mentioned, it's - tinear 06:02:19 05/28/21 (3)
- Me thinks you are missing the question - Analog Scott 13:33:33 05/28/21 (2)
- Nay, I misseth not the fair question. The answer - tinear 07:25:02 05/29/21 (1)
- I asked a fair question.but your answer has interesting implications - Analog Scott 10:53:48 05/30/21 (0)
- Not always - Chris from Lafayette 00:35:33 05/28/21 (4)
- Hmmm always thought Angel was an American subsidiary of a UK record label - Analog Scott 13:30:04 05/28/21 (3)
- Hmm. . . maybe I need a better graphic. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:44:44 05/28/21 (2)
- RE: Hmm. . . maybe I need a better graphic. . . - Analog Scott 10:34:48 05/30/21 (1)
- Pretty much the same as they pronounce "Marthe" ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:36:11 05/30/21 (0)