name
Martha
MAH-thuh
name
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A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
"They wanted to call her Helen, but I did put my foot down there. Knowing what her mother and father looked like! I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible - but it was no good - waste of breath."
— Agatha Christie (1947)
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The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.
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A place in the United States: Synonym of Hacoda, Alabama.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bass River Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
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A place in the United States: A small town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee.
noun
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slang A miniature greenhouse with a humidifier, used for growing mushrooms.
Word Forms
Marthas plural
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Etymology
* From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa. * (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.