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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Example Sentences

Washington’s wife, Martha, lost her first husband and all four of her children to disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Lincoln — along with Martha Kenney, a professor in the university’s Department of Women and Gender Studies — are behind the petition asking CSU to “invest in humans” and “reject Silicon Valley’s AI hype.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Martha Stewart, the extremely wealthy entrepreneur and “domestic lifestyle influencer,” spent five months in jail for lying about what she’d done.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Chart-topping Snoop, whose three-decade career includes 16 Grammy nominations, is a minority owner of Swansea City, alongside American business woman Martha Stewart and Croatian footballer Luka Modrić.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

As a dower slave from the Custis estate, Betty had come to Mount Vernon after George and Martha married in 1759, moving there with her mistress.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis