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Martha?

59 replies

sibbys · 19/08/2020 08:44

What do you think of this for a baby?

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Mediaevalmiss · 19/08/2020 19:23

I love it.

AgeLikeWine · 19/08/2020 19:20

Excellent name Smile.

ZebraKid71 · 19/08/2020 19:20

The handmaid's tale ruined it for me. I quite like it apart from that. I know of quite a few under 3 but other than that I've only ever known one who would be 30 now.

legalseagull · 19/08/2020 19:19

Love!

user1493494961 · 19/08/2020 19:15

It's a lovely name.

anditgoeson · 19/08/2020 19:07

Love it!

DramaAlpaca · 19/08/2020 18:57

I'm with @daisypond. Sorry to all the Martha-loving posters out there and mums of Marthas, but I think it's dowdy and dreary too. It makes me think of housemaids, to be honest.

Fishfingersandwichplease · 19/08/2020 18:54

Love it but DH has an ex called Martha so wasn't allowed it!

Angel2702 · 19/08/2020 18:51

I love it was high on my list.

bridgetreilly · 19/08/2020 18:44

You mean for a person?

Yes, lovely.

EvilEdna1 · 19/08/2020 18:31

I have a 15 year old Martha. Still think it's a lovely name.

HollyHocks13 · 19/08/2020 18:28

I have a 10 year old Martha - she absolutely loves her name, as do I. We don't know any others. It's an elegant, classic name I think Smile

Joolsin · 19/08/2020 18:27

Absolutely love, love, love it. Although, I will say it was one of my grandmother's names and when I was a child, I thought she had a dreadful name (she was a lovely Granny, though!). I'm not sure when my opinion of it changed!!

dollypops15 · 19/08/2020 18:25

Beautiful

Bigbouncingbaby · 19/08/2020 18:23

Love love love it

Ex said no so we had a Darcey 😭

vagoftheday · 19/08/2020 18:21

I LOVE Martha, it's such a lovely name.

ApplestheHare · 19/08/2020 18:20

I know a couple of baby Marthas and it's cute on them Smile

lovinglife321 · 19/08/2020 18:20

I wanted Martha for my now 9 year old but my husband said no - I absolutely adore it.

daisypond · 19/08/2020 18:14

I’m not keen. It’s quite dated to me. I know several in their very late teens and early 20s. I think it’s dowdy too - sorry!

PlumsInTheIcebox · 19/08/2020 18:05

@Mrsfrumble Tom Waits was a partial inspiration for us too! The BBC drama Silk started when our Martha was a baby and I have really fond memories of watching Maxine Peake's character, who was a whip-smart, tough Martha.

AllTheWhoresOfMalta · 19/08/2020 17:53

Love it! Especially like the nickname Moss for Martha. Lots of them in my family tree, but unfortunately our surname didn’t work at all for either Martha or Moss (made at least one, if not both, comical) so didn’t use it, but have an Esther instead, which I think has a similar flavour.

PlantPotting · 19/08/2020 17:49

Also if you look at the statistics, popularity has been falling over the past few years so it's not about to boom, it's actually doing the opposite!

Great choice @Mrsfrumble I've never met one but have my eye on this name for future

PlantPotting · 19/08/2020 17:48

One of my favourite names. Love it

Mrsfrumble · 19/08/2020 17:43

It’s my favourite girl’s name ever and my 7 yo DD’s name. It’s fairly common around here but I don’t mind (and neither does she). DD was named after the Tom Waits song, but she prefers Martha My Dear by the Beatles (yes, she knows it’s about a dog!)

BoogieFeet · 19/08/2020 17:15

Love it Smile

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