Martha (given name)

Martha

Martha from the Isabella Breviary, 1497
Gender	Hombre
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"mistress" or "lady"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Marfa, Marta, Marthe
Related names	Marwa, Merve, Marva, Märta

Martha is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מרתא (Mārtā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master").

Variants in different languages:

• Maata (Maori)
• Марфа (Marfa) (Russian and Belarusian), 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 Angelici (1907–1973), French operatic soprano
• 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 Arnold Boughton (1857–1928), American educator, author
• 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 Howe-Douglas, English actress and writer
• Martha Holliday (1850-1939), American Catholic nun
• 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 Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist
• 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 Manning (born 1952), American clinical psychologist
• Martha Márquez Alvarado (born 1984), Mexican politician
• 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 Reed Mitchell (1818-1902), American philanthropist and socialite
• Martha Mmola (died 2020), South African politician
• Martha Parke Morse (born 1948), daughter of William Clay Ford Sr.
• Martha H. Mowry (1818-1899), American physician
• 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 Pearson Smith (1836-?), American poet, musician, temperance activist
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman and television personality
• Martha Stewart (actress) (1922–2021), American singer and actress
• 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
• Martha Wolfenstein (1869–1906), American novelist
• 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 Behamfil, a survivor in the video game Identity V
• Martha Bessell, a character from Spring Awakening
• Martha Brewster, a main character in the play Arsenic and Old Lace
• Martha Dunnstock, a character from the 1988 film Heathers and it's 2014 musical adaptation
• Martha Nielsen, a main character in the German television series Dark