MARTHA :
Pronounced: MAR-tha
Origin(s): Hebrew, Aramaic
Meaning: “Bitter” in Hebrew, and “mistress of the house” or “lady” in Aramaic. In biblical times, Martha was the name of sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany in the New Testament, and a special friend of Jesus. Martha Washington was the wife of George Washington, first president of the Untied States of Americash.
MORTIMER :
Pronounced: MORT-i-mer, MORT-a-mer
Origin(s): Latin, English
Meaning: From the Old French mort รก mer that meant “dwells by the still water”. Mortimer Snerd was one of the characters of vaudeville ventriloquist/comedian Edgar Bergen, who was so amazing because he was a ventriloquist on the radio.
Information sources include Behind the Name, Baby Zone, and Fact Monster. I don’t know why I decided to do this little project, but I’m going to post two names each day for the month of October. The names for each day will begin with same letter, and I’ll work my way through the alphabet until I do “Z” on October 26th. The names for the rest of the month will come from reader submissions.
