Marfa

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Russian form of MARTHA.

MARTHA   female   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.

The name was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of the first American president George Washington. It is also borne by the media personality Martha Stewart (1941-).
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Martha
BIBLICAL LATIN: Martha
BIBLICAL: Martha
BULGARIAN: Marta
CATALAN: Marta
CROATIAN: Marta
CZECH: Marta
DANISH: Martha
DUTCH: Marta, Martha
ENGLISH: Martha
FINNISH: Martta
FRENCH: Marthe
GEORGIAN: Marta
GERMAN: Marta, Martha
GREEK: Martha
HUNGARIAN: Márta
ICELANDIC: Marta
ITALIAN: Marta
LATVIAN: Marta
LITHUANIAN: Morta
MACEDONIAN: Marta
MAORI: Maata
NORWEGIAN: Marte, Martha, Marthe
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Martha
POLISH: Marta
PORTUGUESE: Marta
ROMANIAN: Marta
SERBIAN: Marta
SLOVAK: Marta
SLOVENE: Marta
SPANISH: Marta
SWEDISH: Marta, Martha
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Martie, Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty
HUNGARIAN: Mártuska
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Matty
SPANISH: Martita