Martha

MAR-thuh

Girl

Average rank #423 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta') meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) "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.

How popular is Martha?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#159

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#284

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#352

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#713

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#608

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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