Marfa (given name)

Marfa (Russian: Марфа) is an East Slavic given name, a variant of Martha.

• Marfa Alekseyevna of Russia (1652–1707), Moscow Tsarina and Orthodox saint
• St. Martha of Tambov [ru], 18th-century Russian Orthodox saint
• Marfa Apraksina (1664–1716), second wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia
• Marfa Boretskaya, 15th-century mayoress of Novgorod and a staunch opponent of Ivan III of Russia
• Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963), French stage and film actress
• Marfa Ekimova (born 2005), Russian born British rhythmic gymnast
• Marfa Inofuentes Pérez (1969–2015), Afro-Bolivian activist
• Marfa Kokina (died after 1800), Russian industrialist
• Marfa Kryukova (1876–1954), Russian folklore performer and storyteller
• Marfa Rabkova (born 1995), Belarusian human rights activist
• Marfa Dmitrievna Sharoiko (1898–1978), Soviet-Belarusian politician
• Marfa (or Marta) Samuilovna Skavronskaya (1684–1727), better known as Catherine I of Russia
• Marfa Sobakina (1552–1571), third wife of Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of Russia
• Marfa Tymchenko [uk] (1922–2009), Ukrainian artist and master of Petrykivka painting style

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Marfa
• All pages with titles containing Marfa
• Marfa (disambiguation)