Cursive Names

Martha in Cursive

Watch the name Martha drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

Martha starts with the capital M, which opens on a forward curve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Martha worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

Martha written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Martha in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-a-r-t-h-a, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 6

Size is what makes Martha readable: full-height capital M, tall t and h, and midline-height a and r. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in Martha connect

All 5 of the joins in Martha leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Martha

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace Martha in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off Martha, the cursor waits for you to come back.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Martha cursive worksheet

The free printable Martha worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill on your own.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through M-a-r-t-h-a, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.

Not quite: the body of Martha flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to cross the t.

All 5 of the joins in Martha leave the letter on an undercurve.

Size is what makes Martha readable: full-height capital M, tall t and h, and midline-height a and r. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

M is one of the connecting capitals, so Martha flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing Martha with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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