Martha (disambiguation)

Martha, is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μαρθα, from Aramaic מרתא (martā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master"). Variants in different languages include Maata (Maori); Mapфa (Marfa) (Russian), Márta (Hungarian); Marta (Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish); Marthe (French, German); Martita (Spanish); Martta (Finnish); Mártuska (Hungarian); Moireach (Scottish Gaelic); Morta (Lithuanian). It may refer to:

Christianity

• Martha, Biblical figure
• Saint Martha (Martyr), 3rd century Catholic martyr
• Martha (mother of Simeon Stylites), a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
• St. Martha's Hill, and St Martha's Church, Surrey, UK

Music

• Martha (opera), by Friedrich von Flotow
• Martha Argerich (born 1941), concert pianist of Argentine origin
• Martha Reeves (born 1941), American R&B and soul singer and member of Martha and the Vandellas
• Martha Wainwright (born 1976), Canadian-American folk singer-songwriter
• Martha and the Muffins, Canadian pop group
• "Martha My Dear", a song by The Beatles from their 1968 White Album
• "Martha", a song by Tom Waits from his 1973 album Closing Time

Television and film

• Martha (1923 film), a Disney short film
• Martha (1967 film), a Danish film directed by Erik Balling
• Martha (1974 film), a TV film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Martha (TV series), a television talk show hosted by Martha Stewart

Famous people

• Martha (passenger pigeon), the last passenger pigeon
• Martha Gellhorn, American journalist
• Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer and choreographer
• Martha Hackett (born 1961), American actress
• Martha Quinn (born 1959), an original MTV VJ
• Martha Scott, (1912-2003) American actress
• Martha Smith (born 1953), American model and actress
• Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 1971), the daughter of King Harald V
• Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954), consort of Crown Prince Olav
• Martha Stewart (born 1941), American talk show host and businesswoman
• Martha Tenorio (born 1966), Ecuadorian long-distance runner
• Martha Vickers (born 1925), American film actress
• Martha Washington (1731–1802), first First Lady of the U.S.
• Martha Nussbaum (born 1947) American philosopher
• Martha Argerich (born 1941) Argentine concert pianist

Fictional characters

• Martha Johansson, a.k.a. "No Girl", a mutant student from the X-Men comic books
• Martha Jones, the companion for the third series of Doctor Who
• Martha (Martha Speaks), a talking dog, and main protagonist in Martha Speaks
• Martha Huber, a fictional character in the ABC series Desperate Housewives

Transport

• Martha (ship), 1799 schooner wrecked in 1800

Other fields

• 205 Martha, an asteroid
• The Martha organisation, a non-profit organisation based in Finland

See also

• Marta

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