Martha

Martha \mar-(t)ha, ma-r-tha\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Martha is pronounced MAAR-THah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Martha: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Martha?

Martha is of Aramaic origin. It is used mainly in the English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian languages. Biblical name derived from the word marta meaning 'lady'. The name was borne in the Bible by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany; while her sister Mary listened to Jesus' teaching, Martha busied herself with the housework and later complained to Jesus that her sister did not help in the chores. The name has therefore often been associated with the grind of domestic work. The name was borne by various saints, and was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. It saw a boost in popularity in 19th century USA, when it was often bestowed in honor of Martha Washington (1731-1802), wife of President George Washington. Martha is a widely used name; it has 54 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variations of the name used in English consist of baby name Maarva, Maarya definition, Marcsa meaning of name, what does the name Maret mean, meaning of Marhta, Mariet name, name Marit origin, Marita meaning and origin, Mart pronounciation, Martaha meaning, Martella meaning and origin, name Martelle meaning, what does the name Marthan mean, Marthena meaning of name, Marthine meaning and origin, name Marthini origin, Marthy pronounciation, Martta name popularity, Martyne meaning, baby name Martynne, short names for Marva, Mata meaning of name, name Matha meaning, baby name Mirtha, Pat name, and Patti meaning and origin. Other English variants consist of the short forms Marta name variations (also used in Armenian, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), nicknames for Marth, what does the name Marti mean, Martie meaning, what does the name Marty mean, nicknames for Matie, baby name Matty, Pattie meaning, and what does the name Patty mean, and the familiar forms name Mardi origin, meaning of Matti, and Mattie name. Foreign variations consist of Maita name popularity (Spanish), name Maleka meaning (Hawaiian), what does the name Marcia mean (Polish), short names for Marfa (Russian), meaning of Marte (Scandinavian), Marthe meaning of name (French, German, and Scandinavian), Marticka definition (Czech), Martina meaning (Spanish), Martus name popularity (Hungarian), Martuska name popularity (Hungarian), Masia meaning and origin (Polish), Márta meaning and origin (Hungarian), Moireach name (Scottish), and Morta definition (Lithuanian). Specific foreign variants consist of the familiar forms name Martita origin (Spanish) and Martje meaning and origin (Frisian and German). Martha is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was before. In 1900, 0.766% of baby girls were given the name Martha. It was #28 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a marked decline in popularity since then, and is currently of only modest use. In 2010, it ranked at #709 with a usage of 0.020%, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Martha was used 45% more than the subsequent ranked name, Mattie name variations, in 2010. Martha has primarily been a girl name, although in the last century it has also been used for boys. In 1941, 210 times as many girls than boys were given the name Martha.

The following famous people share the name Martha:

• Publisher Martha Stewart, born 3 August 1941, Nutley, New Jersey
• US First Lady Martha Washington, born Martha Dandridge 2 June 1731 - 22 May 1802, New Kent County, Virginia.

List of baby names Martha:

Maarath meaning and origin, name Maarathe origin, nicknames for Maarit, Maighread meaning and origin, Mairead name (English, Gaelic, and Scottish), Mairéad meaning (Irish), Manreet definition (English and Indian), meaning of Marath, Marathe meaning of name, Marcia name popularity (English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish), Mardee name popularity, Mardey name popularity, name Mardi, name Mardie, meaning of Mardy, name Mared meaning (Welsh), what does the name Maret mean (Scandinavian), Marete meaning and origin (Scandinavian), Marette name variations, and Marhta pronounciation (English).

The baby name Martha fun facts:

The name Martha in reverse order is "Ahtram".

The numerological value of the name Martha is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Martha?

Martha is in the top names in USA.