Given name & surname
Marthe
“lady”
Marthe is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marthe is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marthe is a variant of Martha. An origin associated with Martha is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marthe is a variant of Martha. The history of Martha gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Martha is associated with the sister of Lazarus and Mary.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Marthe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 298
- 0 boys · 298 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,016 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marthe’s family of names
Marthe has a related form in Martha. In French usage, Marthe has a conventional equivalent in the English form Martha. In Norwegian usage, Marthe has a related form in Marta.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marthe has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marthe
- Marthe KellerSwiss actressborn 1945
- Marthe BibescoRomanian writer (1886-1973)
- Marthe VogtGerman neuroscientist (1903–2003)
- Marthe Gautierpaediatrician and discoverer of trisomy 211925–2022
- Marthe KoalaBurkinabe heptathlete and hurdlerborn 1994
- Marthe RobinFrench Roman Catholic mystic (1902-1981)
- Marthe Kråkstad JohansenNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1999
- Marthe KristoffersenNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1989
- Marthe RichardFrench politician, prostitute and spy (1889-1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Marthe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“lady”
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“lady”
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“our little dove” · “dove”
>99% girls
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“behold, a daughter!”
>99% girls
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>99% girls