Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Martha

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Meaning & History

From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta) meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) meaning "master". In the New Testament this is the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (who is sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene). She was a witness to Jesus restoring her dead brother to life.The name 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. It is also borne by the media personality Martha Stewart (1941-).

Related Names

Family Tree·Details VariantsMarta(Swedish) Marte, Marthe(Norwegian) Marta(Dutch) Marta(German) Marta(Spanish) DiminutivesMartie, Mattie, Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty(English) Martita(Spanish) Other Languages & CulturesMarta(Belarusian) Marta(Bulgarian) Marta(Catalan) Marta(Croatian) Marta(Czech) Marta(Estonian) Martta(Finnish) Marthe(French) Marta(Georgian) Márta, Mártuska(Hungarian) Marta(Icelandic) Marta(Italian) Marta(Latvian) Morta(Lithuanian) Marta(Macedonian) Marthese(Maltese) Maata(Maori) Matty(Medieval English) Marta(Polish) Marta(Portuguese) Marta(Romanian) Marfa, Marta(Russian) Marta(Serbian) Marta(Slovak) Marta(Slovene) Marta(Ukrainian) Same SpellingMärtha

Popularity

Details Last ranked #198 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #976 in 1970 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #100 in 1952 Canada Last ranked #159 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #370 in 1942 France Last ranked #18 in 1920 Germany Last ranked #93 in 1911 New Zealand Last ranked #76 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #96 in 1955 Scotland Last ranked #960 in 1941 (m) #667 in 2024 (f) United States

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Rate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined simple serious

Name Days

Name Days? Austria: January 19Austria: July 29Denmark: July 27Greece: June 4

Images

Depiction of Martha of Bethany (1497)Depiction of Martha of Bethany (1497)

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g3136, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g3136.
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