Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Martin

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Martin NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakesName Days 77%Ratingadd to your listSave Gender Masculine Usage English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish Scripts Мартин, Мартын(Russian) Мартин(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/(American English) /ˈmɑː.tɪn/(British English) /maʁ.tɛ̃/(French) /ˈmaʁ.tiːn/(German) /ˈmaʈ.ɪn/(Swedish) /ˈmɑʈ.ʈɪn/(Norwegian) /ˈmɑː.tsin/(Danish) /mɐr.ˈtʲin/(Russian) /mɐr.ˈtɨn/(Russian) /ˈmar.cɪn/(Czech) /ˈmar.tin/(Slovak) /ˈmɒr.tin/(Hungarian) mar-TIN(Bulgarian) /ˈmɑr.tin/(Finnish) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.An influential bearer of the name was Martin Luther (1483-1546), the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation. The name was also borne by five popes (two of them more commonly known as Marinus). Other more recent bearers include the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-).

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Family Tree·Details VariantsMerten(German) Mårten(Swedish) Morten(Norwegian) Morten(Danish) Márton(Hungarian) Martti(Finnish) DiminutivesMartie, Marty(English) Mart(Estonian) Maroš(Slovak) Tine, Tinek(Slovene) Tin(Croatian) Feminine FormsMartina(English) Martine(French) Martina(German) Martina(Swedish) Martine(Norwegian) Martina(Czech) Martina(Slovak) Martina(Slovene) Martina(Croatian) Martina(Bulgarian) Other Languages & CulturesMartinus(Ancient Roman) Mattin, Matxin(Basque) Martí(Catalan) Maarten, Marten, Martijn, Mart, Martinus, Tijn(Dutch) Martiño(Galician) Máirtín(Irish) Martino, Tino(Italian) Mārtiņš, Mārcis, Martins(Latvian) Martynas(Lithuanian) Martyn(Manx) Martîn(Norman) Marcin(Polish) Martim, Martinho(Portuguese) Martín(Spanish) Martyn(Ukrainian) Martyn(Welsh) Surname DescendantsMartinov, Martinova(Bulgarian) Martinović(Croatian) Martinsen(Danish) Martin, Martins, Martinson(English) Martin, St Martin(French) Martin(German) Martinsen(Norwegian) Martinović(Serbian) Martin, Martinsson(Swedish) Place Name DescendantSaint Martin(French) Same SpellingMartín, MartînUser SubmissionsMärtin, Mårtin

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Details Last ranked #46 in 2008 Armenia Last ranked #95 in 1992 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #54 in 2017 Austria Last ranked #1 in 2022 Basque Country, Spain Last ranked #143 in 2023 Belgium Last ranked #908 in 1960 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #3 in 2024 Bulgaria Last ranked #93 in 1992 Canada Last ranked #32 in 2024 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #12 in 2021 Chile Last ranked #49 in 2018 Croatia Last ranked #13 in 2016 Czechia Last ranked #47 in 2005 Denmark Last ranked #346 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #4 in 2015 Estonia Last ranked #34 in 2024 France Last ranked #1 in 2022 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #15 in 1989 Germany Last ranked #9 in 1971 Greenland (by decade) Last ranked #33 in 2024 Hungary Last ranked #83 in 2023 Ireland Last ranked #174 in 2024 Italy Last ranked #98 in 2021 Mexico Last ranked #422 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #98 in 1992 New Zealand Last ranked #97 in 2004 Northern Ireland Last ranked #60 in 2024 Norway Last ranked #184 in 2024 Poland Last ranked #88 in 1997 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #79 in 2001 Scotland Last ranked #10 in 2023 Slovakia Last ranked #52 in 2023 Slovenia Last ranked #3 in 2024 Spain Last ranked #95 in 2008 Sweden Last ranked #99 in 2019 Switzerland Last ranked #308 in 2024 United States Last ranked #43 in 2022 Uruguay

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Name Days

Name Days? Austria: April 13Austria: November 3Austria: November 11Bulgaria: March 1Croatia: April 13Croatia: November 3Croatia: November 11Czechia: November 11Estonia: November 10France: November 11Germany: November 11Norway: November 11Slovakia: November 11Sweden: November 10

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Depiction of Saint Martin splitting his cloak by El Greco (1599)Depiction of Saint Martin splitting his cloak by El Greco (1599)Martin Luther King (1964)Martin Luther King (1964)

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