Given name
Marthena
“lady”
Marthena is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marthena is a variant of Martha. One Aramaic interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marthena 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marthena 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
Marthena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 8 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 5 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marthena’s family of names
Marthena has a related form in Martha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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