Marfa

/ˈmɑɹfə/
name

Meaning

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Марфа (Marfa).
A city, the county seat of Presidio County, in far West Texas.
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Марфа (Marfa).

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian and Ukrainian Ма́рфа (Márfa). Doublet of Martha. The town is named after a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff.

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