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 , 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 (1922–2009), Ukrainian artist and master of Petrykivka painting style

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