Martha (given name)
Martha is a feminine given name.
Variants in different languages:
- Maata
- Марфа , formerly spelled "Марѳа" from the Greek version of the name, that the Russians assimilate in F
- Márta
- Marta
- Марта
- Marthe
- Martta
- Mártuska
- Moireach
- Morta
People with the name
- Martha, biblical figure
- Saint Martha, 3rd-century martyr
- Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger, saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Marthã, Brazilian football player, full name Marthã Fernando Gonçalves Pimenta
- Martha Ackmann, American author and journalist
- Martha Argerich, Argentinean pianist
- Martha Violet Ball, American educator, philanthropist, activist, writer, editor
- Martha E. Cram Bates, American writer, journalist, newspaper editor
- Martha Beck, American sociologist
- Martha Warren Beckwith, American folklorist
- Martha Bernays, the wife of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
- Martha Burkhardt, Swiss painter
- Martha Burns, Canadian actress
- Martha Coakley, former Attorney General of Massachusetts
- Martha Collison, British baker and food columnist
- Martha Foster Crawford, American writer, missionary
- Martha E. Sewall Curtis, American suffragist, writer
- Martha Derthick, American political scientist
- Martha Dewing Woodward, artist
- Martha Diaz, Colombian-American community organizer
- Martha De Laurentiis, American film producer
- Martha de la Torre, American journalist
- Martha deMey Clow, American writer of science fiction
- Martha Dodd, American journalist and novelist
- Martha Dodray, Indian health worker
- Martha Fiennes, English film director, writer and producer
- Martha Hall Findlay, Canadian politician
- Martha Finley, American teacher, author
- Martha Gellhorn, American novelist, travel writer, and journalist
- Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer
- Martha Hart, Canadian charity benefactor
- Martha S. Hearron, American statistician
- Martha Higareda, Mexican actress
- Martha High, American female vocalist
- Martha Hunt, American fashion model
- Martha Rivers Ingram, American business executive and philanthropist
- Martha Issová, Czech film, television and stage actress
- Martha Waldron Janes, American minister, suffragist, columnist
- Martha Jefferson, wife of Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
- Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson
- Martha Kantor, American glass painter
- Martha Kwataine, Malawian health and human rights activist
- Martha Manning Laurens, wife of John Laurens
- Martha Laurens Ramsay, American memoirist and sister of John Laurens
- Martha Perry Lowe, American poet, activist
- Martha Madison, American actress
- Martha MacCallum, American news anchor
- Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress
- Martha Mears, radio and film contralto singer
- Martha Mears, British midwife and writer
- Martha Beall Mitchell, wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General
- Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
- Martha Capps Oliver, American poet, hymnwriter
- Martha Plimpton, American actress
- Martha M. Place, American murderer
- Martha Raddatz, American TV reporter
- Martha Rendell, Australian criminal
- Martha Farnsworth Riche, American census director
- Martha Roby, American politician
- Martha Root, teacher of the Bahá'í Faith
- Martha Rosler, American artist
- Martha Ross, British actress and radio presenter
- Martha Scott, American actress
- Martha Betz Shapley, American astronomer
- Martha Stewart, American businesswoman and television personality
- Martha Tabram, English sex worker
- Martha G. Thorwick, Norwegian-born American clubwoman and medical doctor
- Martha Vickers, American model and actress
- Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter
- Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
- Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, first president of the United States
- Martha E. Whitten, American author
- Martha Loftin Wilson, American missionary worker, journal editor, heroine of the American Civil War
- Martha Wintermute, American author and poet
Fictional characters
- Martha, the titular character in the animated series Martha Speaks
- Countess Martha Dracula, deceased wife of Count Dracula from the Hotel Transylvania film franchise
- Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor from the BBC series Doctor Who
- Martha Kent, adoptive mother of Clark Kent from DC Comics
- Martha Wayne, mother of Bruce Wayne from DC Comics
- Martha Bessell, a character from Spring Awakening
- Martha Brewster, a main character in the play Arsenic and Old Lace