Marfa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Marfa – Meaning: lady, mistress – Origin: Aramaic (East Slavic variant of Martha) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: MAR-fuh


Marfa is an Aramaic (East Slavic variant of Martha) girl's name meaning “lady, mistress”. It appears in our list of 150+ Russian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Underrated.

Meaning & Origin of Marfa

Meaning: Lady, mistress.

Origin: Aramaic (East Slavic variant of Martha).

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Marfa

Phonetic: MAR-fuh   IPA: /ˈmɑːrfə/

Popularity of Marfa

Marfa doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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