Martha (given name)
Martha is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα, from Aramaic מרתא (martā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master").
Variants in different languages:
- Maata (Maori)
- Марфа (Marfa) (Russian), 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)
People with the name
- Martha, biblical figure
- Saint Martha (Martyr), 3rd-century martyr
- Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger (died 551), saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Martha Argerich (born 1941), Argentinean pianist
- Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
- Martha Beck (born 1962), American sociologist
- Martha Warren Beckwith, American folklorist
- Martha Bernays (1861 – 1951), the wife of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
- Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter
- Martha Burns (born 1957), Canadian actress
- Martha Coakley (born 1953), former Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Martha Collison, British baker and food columnist
- Martha Foster Crawford (1830-1909), American writer, missionary
- Martha Derthick, American political scientist
- Martha Dewing Woodward, artist
- Martha Diaz, Colombian-American community organizer
- Martha De Laurentiis (born 1954), 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 Gellhorn (1908 – 1998), American novelist, travel writer, and journalist
- Martha Graham (1894-1991), American dancer and choreographer
- Martha Hart (born 1966), Canadian charity benefactor
- Martha S. Hearron (1943–2014), American statistician
- Martha Higareda, Mexican actress
- Martha High (born 1945), American female vocalist
- Martha Hunt (born 1989), American fashion model
- Martha Rivers Ingram (born 1935), American business executive and philanthropist
- Martha Issová (born 1981), Czech film, television and stage actress
- Martha Jefferson (1748 – 1782), wife of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
- Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772 – 1836), daughter of Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Kwataine, Malawian health and human rights activist
- Martha Perry Lowe (1829-1902), American poet, activist
- Martha Madison (born 1977), American actress
- Martha MacCallum (born 1964), American news anchor
- Martha MacIsaac (born 1984), Canadian actress
- 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 Nussbaum (born 1947), American philosopher
- Martha Capps Oliver (1845–1917), American poet, hymnwriter
- Martha Plimpton (born 1970), American actress
- Martha M. Place (1849 – 1899), American murderer
- Martha Raddatz (born 1953), American TV reporter
- 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 Rosler, American artist
- Martha Ross (born 1939), British actress and radio presenter
- Martha Scott ( 1912 – 2003), American actress
- Martha Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman and television personality
- Martha Tabram (1849 – 1888), English prostitute
- Martha G. Thorwick (1863 —1921), Norwegian-born American clubwoman and medical doctor
- Martha Vickers (1925 – 1971), American model and actress
- 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
Fictional characters
- Martha Dracula, deceased wife of Count Dracula
- Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor
- Martha Kent, mother of Superman
- Martha Wayne, adoptive mother of Batman
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