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
- 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, American author and journalist
- Martha Argerich (born 1941), Argentinean pianist
- Martha Violet Ball (1811–1894), American educator, philanthropist, activist, writer, editor
- Martha E. Cram Bates (1839–1905), American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
- Martha Beck (born 1962), American sociologist
- Martha Warren Beckwith (1871–1959), American folklorist
- Martha Bernays (1861–1951), the wife of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
- Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter
- Martha Brockenbrough, American author
- Martha Burns (born 1957), Canadian actress
- Martha Haines Butt (1833–1871), American author, suffragist
- Martha Clayton (1915–1961), was a sister of songwriter Hoagy Carmichael
- Martha Coakley (born 1953), former Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Martha Collison (born 1996), British baker and food columnist
- 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 (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 Flores (1928–2020), Cuban radio host, journalist and singer
- Martha Hall Findlay (born 1959), Canadian politician
- Martha Finley (1828–1909), American teacher, author
- Martha Fireston Ford (born 1925), wife of William Clay Ford Sr.
- Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998), American novelist, travel writer, and journalist
- 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 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 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 Betty Lewis (1801-1802), granddaughter of Martha Washington
- 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 Mmola (died 2020), South African politician
- Martha Parke Morse (born 1948), daughter of William Clay Ford Sr.
- Martha Darley Mutrie (1824–1885), British painter
- Martha Nussbaum (born 1947), American philosopher
- Martha Capps Oliver (1845–1917), American poet, hymnwriter
- Martha Parke Custis Peter (1777-1854), granddaughter of Martha Washington
- Martha Eliza Eleanor Peter (1796-1800), daughter of Martha Parke Custis Peter
- 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 Rosler (born 1943), American artist
- Martha Ross (born 1939), 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 Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman and television personality
- Martha Tabram (1849–1888), English sex worker
- 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
- 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
- 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 Bessell, a character from Spring Awakening
- Martha Brewster, a main character in the play Arsenic and Old Lace
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