"Marfa" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑɹfə/
Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Ма́рфа (Márfa). Doublet of Martha. The town is named after a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Ма́рфа}} Russian Ма́рфа (Márfa), {{doublet|en|Martha}} Doublet of Martha Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marfa
  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марфа (Marfa). Categories (topical): English renderings of Russian female given names Derived forms: Marfa front, Marfa light, Marfa ghost light
    Sense id: en-Marfa-en-name-QcPKujTe
  2. A city, the county seat of Presidio County, in far West Texas. Categories (place): Cities in Texas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Marfa-en-name-qt0Dy1Hx Categories (other): County seats of Texas, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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