Martha

American  

[mahr-thuh] / ˈmɑr θə /

noun

1. the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.

2. a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “lady.”

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Martha British  

/ ˈmɑːθə /

noun

1. New Testament a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4

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Martha

To explain his belief that the government should play a more expansive role in the lives of Americans, El-Sayed occasionally turns to a woman he calls Martha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Well, Martha, I assume you went to good public schools.”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Martha Plimpton, never not great, plays Faye, a madam for whom Cathy works; and Zoe Phillips makes an impression in her scattered scenes as Abra Bacon, who’ll date Aron but feels connected to Cal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The more likely explanation, his daughter Martha and others suspected, was intellectual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

That way I wouldn’t have to explain anything to Martha.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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