Martha (disambiguation)

Martha, is a female given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα, from Aramaic מרתא (martā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress".

People

• Martha (given name)
  • Saint Martha (Martyr), 3rd-century martyr
  • Martha (mother of Simeon Stylites), a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
  • Martha of Bethany, New Testament figure
  • Martha Argerich (born 1941), Argentinean pianist
  • Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter
  • Martha Graham (1894-1991), American dancer and choreographer
  • Martha Hart (born 1966), Canadian charity benefactor and widow of Owen Hart
  • Martha Plimpton (born 1970), American actress
  • Martha Stewart (born 1941), American businesswoman and television personality

Fictional characters

• Martha Wayne, the mother of Batman
• Martha Kent, the mother of Superman

Animals

• Martha (pigeon), the last passenger pigeon

Music

• Martha (opera), by Friedrich von Flotow
• Martha (band), Punk band from Durham, UK
• Martha and the Muffins, Canadian pop group
• Martha and the Vandellas, American 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

Film and television

• Martha (1923 film), an American Disney short film
• Martha (1936 film), a German film directed by Karl Anton
• Martha (1967 film), a Danish film directed by Erik Balling
• Martha (1974 film), a German TV film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Martha (2005 film), a French film directed by Jean-Charles Hue
• Martha (2008 film), a German film directed by Mara Eibl Eibesfeld
• Martha (2015 film), an American short film directed by Sam Benenati (score by James Vincent McMorrow and produced by Filippo Nesci)
• Martha Speaks (TV series), a 2008 children's animated sitcom
• Martha (TV series), a television talk show hosted by Martha Stewart

Locations

• Martha, Oklahoma
• Martha, Kentucky
• Martha, New Jersey
• Martha, Tennessee
• St. Martha's Hill, and St Martha's Church, Surrey, UK

Software

• MARTHA (layout engine), the Java-based layout engine created by RealObjects.

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

• Special:PrefixIndex/Martha
• Marta (disambiguation)