Martha name - Meaning of Martha
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Aramaic
- Pronounced
- MAHR-thə (English)
- Martha Meaning
- From Aramaic (marta') meaning "lady, mistress". In the New Testament this is the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany. It was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of the first American president George Washington. Martha originates in Aramaic and means "lady of the house". This was the name of several saints, including Saint Martha, a 3rd century Catholic martyr. In the Bible, Martha of Bethany was the sister of Lazarus and Mary. In its variant spelling the name is popular in different languages around the world. In the United States its usage as a feminine given name has declined lately. The famous bearer is the American TV personality and business magnate Martha Stewart.
Martha Related Names
Variants: Marta (Swedish), Marta, Marte (Norwegian), Marfa, Patsy, Patty, Martica
Diminutives: Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty (English)
Other Languages: Marta (Bulgarian), Marta (Catalan), Marta (Croatian), Marta (Czech), Martta (Finnish), Marthe (French), Marta (Georgian), Marthe (German), Márta, Mártuska (Hungarian), Marta (Italian), Marta (Latvian), Morta (Lithuanian), Marta (Macedonian), Maata (Maori), Matty (Medieval English), Marta (Polish), Marta (Portuguese), Marta (Romanian), Marfa (Russian), Marta (Serbian), Marta (Slovak), Marta (Slovene), Marta, Martita (Spanish)
Martha Celebrities
Martha Jefferson - U.S. First Lady in the 19th century, Martha Stewart - TV celebrity, Martha Washington - U.S. First Lady in the 18th century, Martha Blum - writer, Martha Brooks - writer, Martha Cannary - writer, Martha Cipolla - jazz artist, Martha Cleveland - writer, Martha Coolidge - film director, Martha Finley - writer, Martha Graham - dancer, Martha Johnson - writer, Martha Plimpton - actress,
