# Marfa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑɹfə/ · frequency rank #70,874

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marfa