Martha (given name)
Martha is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מרתא (Mārtā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master").
 Martha from the Isabella Breviary, 1497 | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek & Aramaic |
| Meaning | "mistress" or traitor |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Marfa, Marta, Marthe |
| Related names | Marwa, Merve, Marva, Märta |
Variants in different languages:
- Maata (Maori)
- Марфа (Marfa) (Russian and Belarusian), formerly spelled "Марѳа" from the Greek version of the name, that the Russians assimilate in F
- Márta (Hungarian)
- Marta (Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Italian, Latvian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish)
- Марта (Marta) (Ukrainian)
- Marthe (French, German, Dutch)
- Martta (Finnish)
- Mártuska (Hungarian)
- Moireach (Scottish Gaelic)
- Morta (Lithuanian)
- Mortho (Marylandian)
People with the name
- Martha, biblical figure
- Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger (died 551), saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Marthã (born 1997), Brazilian football player, full name Marthã Fernando Gonçalves Pimenta
- Martha Ackmann (born 1951), American author and journalist
- Martha Angelici (1907–1973), French operatic soprano
- Martha Ankomah (born 1986), Ghanaian actress
- Martha Araújo (born 1943), Brazilian sculpture and performance artist
- Martha Argerich (born 1941), Argentine pianist
- Martha Violet Ball (1811–1894), American educator, philanthropist, activist, writer, and editor
- Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), American writer, journalist, and newspaper editor
- Martha Beck (born 1962), American sociologist
- Martha Warren Beckwith (1871–1959), American folklorist
- Martha Bernays (1861–1951), wife of Sigmund Freud
- Martha A. Boughton (1857–1928), American author, educator, and poet
- Martha Brockenbrough, American author
- Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter
- Martha Burns (born 1957), Canadian actress
- Martha Haines Butt (1833–1871), American author and suffragist
- Martha Coakley (born 1953), former Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Martha Collison (born 1996), British baker and food columnist
- Martha Coolidge (born 1946), American film and television director
- Martha Parke Custis (1756–1773), daughter of Martha Washington
- Martha Foster Crawford (1830–1909), American writer, missionary
- Martha E. Sewall Curtis (1858–1915), American suffragist, writer
- Martha Davis (1917–1960), American singer and pianist
- Martha Davis (born 1951), American new wave singer-songwriter
- Martha Derthick (1933–2015), American political scientist
- Martha Dewing Woodward (1856–1950), artist
- Martha Diaz (born 1969), Colombian-American community organizer
- Martha De Laurentiis (1954–2021), American film producer
- Martha de la Torre, American journalist
- Martha deMey Clow (1932–2010), American writer of science fiction
- Martha Dodd (1908–1990), American journalist and novelist
- Martha Dodray, Indian health worker
- Martha Fiennes (born 1964), English film director, writer and producer
- Martha Hall Findlay (born 1959), Canadian politician
- Martha Finley (1828–1909), American teacher, author
- Martha Firestone Ford (born 1925), American businesswoman
- Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998), American journalist, novelist, and travel writer
- Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer and choreographer
- Martha Grimes (born 1931), American writer of detective fiction
- Martha Hart (born 1966), Canadian charity benefactor
- Martha S. Hearron (1943–2014), American statistician
- Martha Higareda (born 1983), Mexican actress
- Martha High (born 1945), American female vocalist
- Martha Howe-Douglas, English actress and writer
- Martha Hunt (born 1989), American fashion model
- Martha Rivers Ingram (born 1935), American business executive and philanthropist
- Martha Israel (1905–c. 1967), German politician
- Martha Issová (born 1981), Czech film, television and stage actress
- Martha Waldron Janes (1832–?), American minister, suffragist, columnist
- Martha Jefferson (1748–1782), wife of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
- Martha Kantor (1896–1981), American glass painter
- Martha Kwataine, Malawian health and human rights activist
- Martha Manning Laurens (1757–1781), wife of John Laurens
- Martha Laurens Ramsay (1759–1811), American memoirist and sister of John Laurens
- Martha Lauzen, American academic and researcher
- Martha D. Lincoln (1838–?), American author and journalist
- Martha Perry Lowe (1829–1902), American poet, activist
- Martha Poma (born 1964), Bolivian politician and trade unionist
- Martha Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist
- Martha Madison (born 1977), American actress
- Martha MacCallum (born 1964), American news anchor
- Martha MacIsaac (born 1984), Canadian actress
- Martha Manning (born 1952), American clinical psychologist
- Martha Márquez Alvarado (born 1984), Mexican politician
- Martha Mears (1910–1986), radio and film contralto singer
- Martha Mears (author), British midwife and writer
- Martha Beall Mitchell (1918–1976), wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General
- Martha Reed Mitchell (1818-1902), American philanthropist and socialite
- Martha Mmola (died 2020), South African politician
- Martha H. Mowry (1818-1899), American physician
- Martha Darley Mutrie (1824–1885), British painter
- Martha Nichols (born 1987), American choreographer and dancer
- Martha Nussbaum (born 1947), American philosopher
- Martha Capps Oliver (1845–1917), American poet
- Martha Plimpton (born 1970), American actress
- Martha M. Place (1849–1899), American murderer
- Martha Raddatz (born 1953), American TV reporter
- Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772–1836), daughter of Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Raye (1916–1994), American comic actress and singer
- Martha Reeves (born 1941), American R&B and pop singer
- Martha Rendell (1871–1909), Australian criminal
- Martha Farnsworth Riche (born 1939), American census director
- Martha Roby (born 1976), American politician
- Martha Root (1872–1939), teacher of the Bahá'í Faith
- Martha Parmelee Rose (1834-1923), American journalist, reformer and philanthropist
- Martha Rosler (born 1943), American artist
- Martha Ross (1939–2019), British actress and radio presenter
- Martha J. Ross (1923–2013), American oral historian
- Martha Scott (1912–2003), American actress
- Martha Betz Shapley (1890–1981), American astronomer
- Martha Pearson Smith (1836-?), American poet, musician, temperance activist
- Martha Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman and television personality
- Martha Stewart (actress) (1922–2021), American singer and actress
- Martha Tabram (1849–1888), English sex worker
- Martha G. Thorwick (1863–1921), Norwegian-born American clubwoman and medical doctor
- Martha Vasconcellos (born 1948), Brazilian beauty queen
- Martha Vaughan (1926–2018), American biochemist
- Martha Vázquez (born 1953), American judge
- Martha Veléz (born 1945), American actress and singer
- Martha Vickers (1925–1971), American model and actress
- Martha Villalobos (born 1962), Mexican professional wrestler
- Martha Wainwright (born 1976), Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter
- Martha Wash (born 1953), American singer-songwriter
- Martha Washington (1731–1802), wife of George Washington, first president of the United States
- Martha E. Whitten (1842–1917), American author
- Martha Loftin Wilson (1834–1919), American missionary worker, journal editor, heroine of the American Civil War
- Martha Wintermute (1842–1918), American author and poet
- Martha Wolfenstein (1869–1906), American novelist
- Saint Martha (Martyr), 3rd-century martyr
Fictional characters
- Martha, the titular character in the animated series Martha Speaks.
- Countess Martha Dracula, deceased wife of Count Dracula and late mother of Mavis from the Hotel Transylvania franchise.
- Martha Morris-Hunter, a supporting character in The Unicorn Chronicles series.
- Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor from the BBC series Doctor Who.
- Martha Kent, adoptive mother of Clark Kent (Superman) from DC Comics.
- Martha Wayne, mother of Bruce Wayne (Batman) from DC Comics
- Martha "Mattie" Franklin, the third Spider-Woman in Marvel Comics.
- Martha Behamfil, a survivor in the video game Identity V.
- Martha Bessell, a character from Spring Awakening.
- Martha Brewster, a main character in the play Arsenic and Old Lace.
- Martha Dunnstock, a character from the 1988 film Heathers and it's 2014 musical adaptation.
- Martha Nielsen, a main character in the German television series Dark.
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