First Names Martha Matilda

[myluck!]

Some families once the usual relatives were honored with a namesake
relied on different reasons for the further names in their family

I have noticed that the name given can be
- the same as one of the sponsors
- the same as the saint whose feast day was around the time of the birth
- the one given by the priest or person delivering the child (word-of-mouth history)

[Sinann]

- the one given by the priest or person delivering the child (word-of-mouth history)

I'm named after the midwife,  she was also my godmother, as far as my mother can remember I never met the woman again.

[myluck!]

I met a lady in the US whose name was Irish Patricia
She was delivered by an Irish nurse on board a ship on St. Patrick's Day
Her family have no Irish connections, she has never been to Ireland and her family never met the nurse again either!

[Wexflyer]

Not directly relevant to this inquiry, but some folks might be interested to note that the name "Murtha" is often misread/misindexed as Martha.