Marfa

Russian form of Martha, used in several novels by Feodor Dostoyevsky.

Marfa is perhaps best known as the name of artistic city Marfa, Texas. Rumor has it that the town was named after the Dostoyevsky character in The Brothers Karamazov, but it was actually named for a different literary character—Marfa Strogoff in MIchael Strogoff by Jules Verne.

Pronounced MAR-fuh.

As of October 2026, Marfa ranked #9087 for girls in US births in 1971 SSA, peaked at #8793 for girls in 1970.