Why is the princess of Norway named Princess Märtha Louise if ä is not a Norwegian alphabet letter?

Question

Why is the princess of Norway named Princess Märtha Louise if ä is not a Norwegian alphabet letter?

Answer 1

She Is a Swedish Royal.

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is spelled using the traditional "Swedish letters" rather than from the Norwegian alphabet letter Because she is Swedish. Norway is Monarchal----still? I Thought She was the last princess.

Answer 2

The Royal Family of Norway is the family of King Harald V of Norway. King Harald V is a descendant of Harald I, the son of one of Norway's regional rulers, descended from Sweden's Yngling royal family.

The Swedish alphabet consists of the 29 letters which include "Å", "Ä" and "Ö", which are considered distinct letters in Swedish.

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is spelled using the traditional "Swedish letters" rather than from the Norwegian alphabet letter due to her "Swedish royal ancestry."

Answer 3

Märtha Louise is the granddaughter of Märtha of Sweden.  She was named after her grandmother.