Is Martha a nice name?

[Flowerpower5]

I’m currently pregnant and expecting a little girl soon. I have always liked the name Martha whilst my husband and I have been trying to pick a name.

He isn’t keen on older names but will happily go with Martha if I like it. He originally liked Isla but then also liked Eden or Erin but then he’s not 100% on any name really, so it makes it difficult.

I feel like I’m doubting my decision though now as to whether I should pick this name because my husband doesn’t love it. I just wondered what other people’s thoughts were on Martha?

(Her middle name will be Olive after a family member).

Thanks!

It's okay, it's a bit of a vanilla name for me. Fairly inoffensive but just a bit blah. Someone I worked with some time ago had a DD with the name. Mother was a nasty evil bitch which would prevent me using it (and all I can hear is her saying it as Marfa 🤢) but there's nothing wrong with the same if said correctly!

I really dislike it tbh but you will always get people that like and dislike all names.

Love the name.

Haha, I don't know who that poster was, but I also have that association with Martha as the "biblical drudge" sister! Hope that allays your disappointment 😂

I don't think I know any (vaguely remember an old schoolmate using it in 2010-ish), and the stats suggest it peaked in 2015 in England & Wales, so I hope that helps too!

(It's a perfectly decent name that lots of people find beautiful, of course! No offence intended. But I guess it divides the crowd along Mary/Martha lines!)