Martha?

[BuffyFanForever]

Hi All, would love to know what people think of this name and if there’s any other similar type ones which we might like. Quite like 2 syllables and traditional. Know that isn’t to everyone’s tastes but I’ve got 2 already and would like them to sort of “go” 😊

I love Martha. I'm expecting a boy but Martha is on my list of girls names: also Margot, Lottie, Sophie, Ellie, Ruby and Nancy.

It's nice, simple traditional feel, difficult to shorten, the newest baby on the Archer's is called Martha so I don't think it's too unusual.

I can't see the appeal of it personally. But it is a perfectly reasonable name.

Nothing wrong with it but not for me. It’s just personal taste.

Love it, but it's very common

Martha gets shortened to Marf, which is not to everyone's taste.

It's a family name and it's hideous. I had an Aunt Martha and I will draw a veil over what my mother said about her but it was nothing good and it was totally true.

I picked it for DD’s middle name- she’d actually really suit it as her first name, but alas.

I couldn’t abide it being pronounced Marfa though. Wouldn’t be a problem with the accent where we live, but it might be in other parts of the country.

I love Martha. I feel like Esther is in the same vein and I love it also 💕

Ah hadn’t considered this!

Hideous imo - the sound, the biblical character, the historical character, the way it’s pronounced in fully half the UK.

I love it. It's DD's favourite name and she wishes she'd been called this!

Thanks guys appreciate the feedback. Chose all our boys names so easily and just can’t seem to get one that feels just right for our girl 🙄

I love it, it's a strong contender for this baby if they are a girl I've loved it for a few years now. I also really love Edith which feels a similar sort of theme

It's a perfectly nice, inoffensive name.

I know of 2 - 1 has a sister called Willow and the other has 2 sisters called Hattie and Mabel

I know an adult Martha who is really lovely. I think it's a great name.

Marf?! I love it. I also loved Violet and Edie.

My son's girlfriend is a Martha, gorgeous name, really suits her. I haven't heard anybody shorten it at all.

I’m not a fan, personally. I also know quite a few so it seems quite common.

Love it!

I adore Martha. I have never in all of my life heard of anyone calling a Martha 'Marf'

Love it. I went to school with a Martha (the only one I know of!) and don't remember it being shortened at all. But it was a London comprehensive so she was often called Marfa!

@Pandypuff it’s when people can’t pronounce their ‘th’. My friend can’t and called her son Ethan but she calls him Efun. Makes me cringe!

I know a few Efuns.

Martha is nice enough, easy to spell, might get Marta or Marfa as mispronunciations, biblical.

I like Esther too and Ruth, which I think have a similar vibe

It’s nice as long as you don’t live somewhere it’ll be “mar-fa”