Martin

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis +‎ -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tn̩/, [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]
• Homophone: marten (in some accents)
• Hyphenation: Mar‧tin
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

1. A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     :Scene 2:

     Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days, / Since I have entered into these wars.

   • 1767 Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Book IV ( Slawkenbergius's Tale ):

     Luther was not born in the year 1483, but in 84; and not on the 22nd day of October, but on the 10th of November, the eve of Martinmas day, from whence he had the name of Martin. - - - Now you see, brother Toby, he would say, looking up, "that christian names are not such indifferent things;" - Had Luther here been called by any other name but Martin, he would have been damned to all eternity - Not that I look upon Martin, he would add, as a good name - far from it - 'tis something better than a neutral, and but a little - yet little as it is, you see it was of some service to him.

   • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90:

     What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird,/

   • 2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 81:

     Martin was pretty dull as names went but 'Alex Blake' had a certain dash to it. His publishers hadn't considered Martin's own name to be 'punchy' enough.

2. A surname
   1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   2. An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a mere.
3. A placename, including:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
      2. A town in Stephens County and Franklin County, Georgia.
      3. An unincorporated community in Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
      4. A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
      5. A village in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
      6. A village in Allegan County, Michigan.
      7. A census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska.
      8. A minor city in Sheridan County, North Dakota.
      9. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.
      10. An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.
      11. A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota.
      12. A city in Weakley County, Tennessee.
      13. A ghost town and skiing area in Kittitas County, Washington.
      14. An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia.
      15. A number of townships, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, listed under Martin Township.
   2. A village in Saint-Jean-du-Sud commune, Sud department, Haiti.
   3. A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122.
   4. A place in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU0619). ^[1]
      2. A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3347).
      3. A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2366).
      4. A village and civil parish (served by Martin and Martin Dales Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1259). ^[2]
   5. A village in Našice municipality, Osijek-Baranja, Croatia.
   6. A city and district in Žilina Region, Slovakia.
   7. A suburb of Perth in the City of Gosnells, Western Australia.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Martin is the 20^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 702,625 individuals. Martin is most common among White (74.8%) and Black/African American (15.8%) individuals.

• matrin, Antrim, mantri

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”) (Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix)).

Martin (m Martini)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin
2. a male surname from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• Martinaj

• Mark m, Marku m, Marki, Markaj
• Marte f, Martja f

Borrowed from Spanish Martín, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾtin/ [ˈmaɾ̪.t̪ɪn̪]
• Hyphenation: Mar‧tin

Martin (Badlit spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Martin
2. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Latin]

Borrowed from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmartɪn]

Martin m anim (female equivalent Martina)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin
2. a male surname

• “Martin”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Martin”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Martin”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “Martin”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarcɪn]

Martin

1. possessive of Marta: Marta's

• “Martin”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

Martin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• (male given names) Morten
• (female names) Martine
• (surnames) Martinsen, Mortensen

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 58 178 males with the given name Martin have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrtin/, [ˈmɑrtʲin]

Martin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• Mart, Marten, Martti, Märt

Martin m

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

Patronymics

• son of Martin: Martinsson
• daughter of Martin: Martinsdóttir

Martin

1. genitive singular of Martti

• mitran

Borrowed from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”, from Mars +‎ -īnus (diminutive suffix)).

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.tɛ̃/

• Audio; “Fontaines-Saint-Martin”:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Martin m

1. a male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Martine, equivalent to English Martin
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

• été de la Saint-Martin

• mirant, rimant

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarˌtiːn/, [ˈmaʁ-], [ˈmaɐ̯-], [ˈmaː-]

  • Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.tɪn/ (somewhat less common)

Martin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• Martinssingen

• Martina (female name)
• Martinisingen

Martin m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Martins or (with an article) Martin, feminine genitive Martin, plural Martins)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Martyn

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis +‎ -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

Martin

1. a male given name

• English: Martin
• Yola: Marteen

• “Martin”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). First recorded in Norway ca. 1200.

Martin

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• The most common given name of men born in Norway in the 1990s.

• (male given names) Morten
• (female given names) Martine
• (surnames) Martinsen, Mortensen

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 132 males with the given name Martin living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

Martin m (nominative singular Martins)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Martin m

1. a male given name

• Martĩiz

• Martinho

• Portuguese: Martim

• Universo Cantigas - "Martin"

• IPA^(key): [ˈmartin]

• Audio:

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Martin m pers

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin
2. Martin (a city in Slovakia)

• “Martin”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

From Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

Martin c (genitive Martins)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin

• (male given names) Mårten
• (female given names) Martina
• (surnames) Martinsson, Mårtensson

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 72 420 males with the given name Martin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Borrowed from Spanish Martín, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾtin/ [ˈmaɾ.t̪ɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -aɾtin
• Syllabification: Mar‧tin

Martin (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Martin
2. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Latin]