Martha?

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What’s everyone’s thoughts on Martha?
I love it, it’s got the old vibe we are going for, but some people have mentioned the biblical story, said it’s too old fashioned etc etc
Already have a Lily.

Gorgeous name. I love it. Very pretty and very classic. Here's a tip...don't discuss names with people.

Not everyone will like the one you choose so you'll always have someone saying something negative about each one...then you'll never have one you can choose with no prior thoughts of "Oh but Aunty Em says that name reminds her of her mean supervisor'

Love it!

Lovely

Lovely as long as you’re not somewhere that can’t pronounce the th sound. Mar-fa is less lovely

I like it. It's very popular where I am and has been for a few years. That wouldn't bother me though as my 4 month old has a name that's top 10 at the moment.

I think it's lovely

Lovely! I'd pronounce it in the Welsh way, with a rolled r.

Gorgeous name.

I love it too, it's top of the list if I ever have a DD.

Its top of my list, but DH hates it! Boo!

It’s fine. I personally don’t love it but there’s nothing ‘wrong’ with it imo.

It's not offensive. But it's a very wet fish name. I can't imagine a strong woman with this name.

Lovely name. It’s my confirmation name. I actually like the bible story, but it doesn’t matter if you aren’t churchgoers. It’s a lovely name.

It sounds very dreary to me & I don't like it at all. Sorry.

Lily is a sweet, pretty name & Martha is just the opposite.

It goes well with Lily. It makes me think of the girl who was on GBBO.

Love it, but I have a DD called Martha!

I love it, lots.

I love it. Both of my boys would have been Martha 😍

Lily and Martha, fabby ! 😄

I quite like it, but it has a bit of a worthy servant vibe about it, which I'm not so keen on. On the other hand, it's not overly frilly, which is nice. The Marthas I know are in their late teens, so it might be going out of fashion nowadays, if that bothers you.

Deffo agree with the 'worthy servant' vibe. It's okay though and I love, love, love the song Martha by Tom Waits.

It does remind me of the Handmaid’s Tale, to be very honest...

Love it.

Thanks for all replies. Interesting to hear different opinions.
I’m definitley not put off by popularity, I have a lovely Lily! And my boys name is Henry. I like to think the popular names are popular because they are the best

Not keen, harsh sounding in my opinion. Although that's possibly that the regional accent where I am would most probably pronounce it as Mar-fa