Martha
Martha is a Hebrew female given name .
variants
- Aramaic : Marta
- German : Marta, Martha, Marthe
- Finnish : Märta
- French : Marthe
- Frisian : Martje
- Hebrew : Martâ
- Norwegian : Märtha , Marthe
- Polish , Slovak , Spanish , Portuguese : Marta
- Russian : Marta (Ма́рта), Marfa (Ма́рфа)
- Swedish : Märtha, Märta
- Hungarian : Márta
Origin and meaning
Martha is Hebrew ( מרתה Martâ ) and means "the mistress " or "the mistress".
frequency
The name found its way into German naming in the Middle Ages. From the 18th century the name was given more often. In 1903 Martha was number 1 of the most common female first names. Between 1890 and 1906 the name was consistently in the top five. From 1890 to 1915 the name was always in the top ten places. In 1927 the name disappeared from the 30 most common given names. To this day it has never been placed in the top 30 first names again.
Bible
The Gospel of Luke ( Lk 10.38-42 EU ) depicts Martha of Bethany as the sister of Mary of Bethany . Jesus comes to her ( Lk 10.38 EU ). According to the Gospel of John ( Joh 11,17-44 EU ) she is the sister of Lazarus and testifies to the resurrection of her brother. It is therefore of great importance within this pericope. During the anointing of Jesus, however, her role can be interpreted as secondary compared to that of her sister Mary ( Jn 12 : 1-11 EU ).
The description of Martha in Luke ( Lk 10.38-42 EU ) is comparable to that in the Gospel of John ( John 11-12, EU EU ), especially her behavior during the dialogue with Jesus. One thesis is that the evangelist Johannes introduces Martha as a mouthpiece for his own theology.
According to a legend , Martha left Palestine after the death of Jesus around the year 48 and moved to Provence with her sister Maria (possibly: Maria Magdalena ) and her brother Lazarus . Martha first settled in Avignon (now France ), after which she moved to Tarascon , where a dragon threatened the people . Martha defeated the dragon and probably died in Tarascon, where she was also buried.
Later traditions
One interpretation of the mention of Martha is that the occurrence of diaconal action by women should be proven. A feminist interpretation suggests that the rebuke of Martha ( Lk 10.42 EU ) was added in order to restrict the position of women within the church.
Patron saint
Martha is the patron saint of housewives . As the older of the two sisters, she was responsible for the household. In the Catholic, Protestant and Anglican churches, their feast day is July 29th. Orthodox memorial day is June 4th.
music
Friedrich von Flotow's opera Martha was premiered on November 25, 1847 in Vienna.
Name bearers
Authors and journalists
- Martha Müller-Grählert (1876–1939), West Pomeranian local poet
- Marta Karlweis (1889–1965), Austrian writer
- Marta Brunet (1897–1967), Chilean writer and diplomat
- Martha Saalfeld (1898–1976), German poet and novelist
- Martha Weber (1904–1998), poet from the Ore Mountains
- Martha Dodd (1908–1990), American writer
- Marta Hillers (1911–2001), German journalist
- Martha Schlinkert , née Galinski (1913–1979), German children's book author
- Martha Wölger (1920–1992), Austrian dialect poet
- Marta Emmenegger (1923–2001), Swiss journalist and sex consultant
- Martha Mercader (1926-2010), Argentine writer and journalist
- Marta Traba (1930–1983), Argentine writer and art historian
- Martha Grimes (* 1931), American writer
- Martha Cooper (* 1942), American photojournalist
- Martha Heesen (* 1948), Dutch author for children and young people
- Marta S. Halpert , Austrian journalist
Musicians / singers
- Marta Fuchs (1898–1974), German singer
- Martha Heublein (1898–1945), German singer
- Marta Warelis (* around 1990), Polish musician
- Marta Eggerth (1912–2013), Hungarian operetta singer and actress
- Martha Mödl (1912–2001), German opera singer
- Martha Tilton (1915-2006), American singer
- Martha Carson (1921-2004), American country gospel musician
- Márta Záray (1926–2001), Hungarian singer
- Marta Sosińska (* 1939), Polish pianist
- Martha Argerich (* 1941), Argentine pianist
- Martha Reeves (born 1941), American singer
- Marta Kubišová (* 1942), Czech singer
- Márta Gulyás (* 1953), Hungarian pianist
- Martha Wash (* 1953), American singer
- Márta Sebestyén (* 1957), Hungarian folk song singer
- Marta Savić (* 1966), Serbian-Bosnian turbo-folk singer
- Martha Munizzi (* 1968), American gospel singer
- Marta Botía (* 1974), Spanish songwriter
- Marta Jandová (* 1974), German-Czech musician
- Martha Wainwright (* 1976), Canadian musician
- Marta Wiśniewska (* 1978), Polish pop singer
- Marta Roure Besolí (* 1981), Andorran singer
- Martha Dewal (20th century), Swiss singer
- Martha Veléz , American singer and actress
Politicians
- Marfa Matwejewna Apraxina (1664-1716), Tsarina of Russia
- Martha Washington (1731–1802), first US First Lady
- Martha Wygodzinski (1869–1943), German health politician
- Martha Kimmerling , b. Schütt (1873–1956), German politician
- Anna Martha Dönhoff (1875–1955), German women's rights activist and politician
- Martha Arendsee (1885–1953), German politician
- Martha Fuchs , née Büttner (1892–1966), German politician
- Martha Gillessen (1901–1945), German communist
- Marta Schanzenbach , née Lehmann (1907–1997), German politician
- Marta Damkowski , née Bröker (1911–1979), politician and resistance fighter
- Martha Collins (* 1936), American politician
- Marta Suplicy (* 1945), Brazilian politician of the Labor Party
- Martha Coakley (* 1953), American lawyer and politician
Actresses
- Martha Novelly , née Buchholz (1889–1972), German actress
- Marta Feuchtwanger (1891–1987), wife of the writer Lion Feuchtwanger
- Martha Kunig-Rinach (1898–1993), German actress and singer
- Martha Ziegler (1899–1957), German actress
- Marta Abba (1900–1988), Italian actress
- Martha Scott (1912–2003), American actress
- Marta Husemann (1913–1960), German actress and resistance fighter
- Martha Hyer (1924-2014), American actress
- Martha Hackett (born 1961), American actress
- Martha Plimpton (* 1970), American actress
- Marta Etura (* 1978), Spanish actress
- Martha MacIsaac (* 1984), Canadian actress
- Marta Zolynska (* 1987), Polish actress and model
- Marta Gastini (* 1989), Italian actress
Sportswomen
- Martha Mendel (1907–1975), German sports teacher and glider pilot
- Martha Norelius (1908–1955), American swimmer
- Martha Genenger (1911–1995), German swimmer
- Martha Ocffekt , née Fasching (1925–2006), Austrian handball player
- Martha Hudson (* 1939), American athlete
- Martha Langbein (* 1941), German athlete
- Marta Hejma (* 1947), German table tennis player
- Marta Litinskaja (* 1949), Ukrainian chess player and mathematician
- Márta Kelemen (gymnast) (born 1954), Hungarian gymnast
- Marta Domínguez (* 1975), Spanish athlete
- Marta Michna (* 1978), German chess player of Polish origin
- Martha Komu (* 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Marta Marrero (* 1983), Spanish tennis player
- Marta Domachowska (* 1986), Polish tennis player
- Marta Stobba (* 1986), Polish soccer player
- Marta Vieira da Silva (* 1986), called Marta , Brazilian soccer player
- Marta Bastianelli (* 1987), Italian racing cyclist
- Marta Menegatti (* 1990), Italian beach volleyball player
- Marta Křepelková (* 1991), Czech ski jumper
- Marta Bassino (* 1996), Italian ski racer
- Marta Cavalli (* 1998), Italian cyclist
- Marta Kostjuk (* 2002), Ukrainian tennis player
Female scientists
- Martha Muchow (1892–1933), German psychologist
- Martha Schmidtmann (1892–1981), German physician
- Marta Fraenkel (1896–1976), German doctor
- Martha Schneider-Bürger (1903–2001), German engineer
- Martha Näbauer (1914–1997), German geodetician
- Martha Chase (1927–2003), American researcher
- Martha Beatriz Roque (* 1945), Cuban economist
- Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (* 1963), American astronaut
- Martha Nussbaum , née Craven (* 1947), American philosopher and legal scholar
Other people
- Martha Gunkel (1858–1913), German educator
- Martha Schrag (1870–1957), German painter and graphic artist
- Martha Goldberg (1873–1938), German Nazi victim
- Martha Maas (1893–1970), German portrait photographer
- Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer, choreographer and teacher
- Marta Astfalck-Vietz (1901–1994), German photographer and artist
- Marta Kuhn-Weber (1903–1990), German painter and sculptor
- Martha Sharp (1905–1999), Righteous Among the Nations, see Waitstill and Martha Sharp
- Marta Hoepffner (1912–2000), German photographer
- Martha Wachter-Schneider (1913–1978), Swiss aid organization functionary
- Martha Frühwirt (1924–1998), founder of the Austrian self-help group
- Márta Mészáros (* 1931), Hungarian film director
- Martha Stewart (* 1941), American entrepreneur
- Marta Kauffman (* 1956), American television producer
- Marta Bohn-Meyer (1957–2005), American engineer and test pilot
- Marta Cartabia (* 1963), Italian judge
- Martje Saljé (* 1980), keeper
- Marta Arndt (* 1989), German dancer
Animals
- Martha (passenger pigeon) († 1914), passenger pigeon
Others
- Martha (1974) , German feature film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Martha , former OMV petrol brand (from 1965) in Austria
literature
- Raymond F. Collins, Art. Martha. In: David Noel Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , Vol. 4, pp. 573-574.
Web links
Frequency, regional distribution and age cohort distribution of the name Marta in Slovenia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rosa and Volker Kohlheim: The large first name dictionary . 3rd completely revised edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2 , p. 290.
- ↑ The most popular first names of 1903
- ↑ Martha / Marta. Popular-Vornamen.de
- ↑ Raymond F. Collins, Art. Martha. In: David Noel Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , Vol. 4, p. 573.
- ↑ Raymond F. Collins, Art. Martha. In: David Noel Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , Vol. 4, p. 573.
- ↑ Raymond F. Collins, Art. Martha. In: David Noel Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , Vol. 4, p. 574.
- ↑ Raymond F. Collins, Art. Martha. In: David Noel Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , Vol. 4, p. 573.