- 12
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Martha Penate
Meaning & Origins
New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.
| 99th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish (Peñate): possibly a topographic name from peña ‘cliff’ + Basque -ate ‘gate’, ‘ravine’.
| 18,046th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Marta, Marth, Marthe, Marti, Marty, Mart, Martie, Martia, Marte, Martee
Pena, Penaloza, Penaranda, Penaflor, Penalosa, Penafiel, Penalver, Penagos, Penas, Panati
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
