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 [ 2 syll. mar-tin, ma-rt-in ] The boy name Martin is pronounced as MAARTahN KEY. Martin is used predominantly in the English, French, German, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic languages, and its origin is Latin. The name's meaning is war-like, dedicated to Mars. From the element 'mars'. Martinus (Latin) is an older form of Martin. The Roman nickname Martinus is derived from Mars, the name of the god of war in Roman mythology. The name was popularized in the medieval period by Saint Martin of Tours (316/317-397), famous for cutting his cloak in two to share with a beggar. The name was later borne by five popes. It was first adopted by English speakers in the 12th century. It is sometimes bestowed by Protestants in tribute to the German theologian Martin Luther (1483-1546), and among Afro-Americans in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929-1968). The name Martina (Spanish, Czech, English, and German) is the female version of Martin. The name Martin is used to a great extent; it has 43 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Martin used in English include Mart, Martan, Martey, Marti (used in Swiss as well), and Marton (used in Hungarian as well). The pet forms Martie and Marty, and the variant spellings Marten (used in Scandinavian as well) and Martyn (used in Russian, and Welsh as well) are other English forms. Foreign variants of Martin include Maarten (Dutch and German), Mairtin (Irish), Marci (Hungarian), Marcilki (Hungarian), Marcin (Polish), Martel (German), Martien (Dutch), Martijn (Dutch), Martinas (Lithuanian), Martinez (Spanish), Martinho (Portuguese), Martiniano (Spanish), Martinka (Czech), Martino (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Martinos (Greek), Martins (Latvian), Martinus (Dutch), Martí (Catalan), Martín (Spanish), Marto (Spanish), Martoni (Hungarian), Martti (Finnish), Màrtainn (Scottish), Máirtín (Irish), Mártan (Irish), Márton (Hungarian), Mårten (Scandinavian), Merten (German), Mertin (French), Morten (Scandinavian), Tino (Spanish and Italian), Tinus (Dutch), Tynek (Czech), and Tynko (Czech). See also the related form, Mark (Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian). Martin is a classic favorite. Today it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1963, 0.294% of baby boys were given the name Martin. It ranked at #62 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was 0.078% and its ranking #221. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Martin, Mark (Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 71% more than Martin. Baby names that sound like Martin include Maarten (Dutch and German), Martan (English), Marten (English and Scandinavian), Martín (Spanish), Marton (English and Hungarian), Mártan (Irish), Márton (Hungarian), Mårten (Scandinavian), Mairtin (Irish), Martien (Dutch), Martyn (English, Russian, and Welsh), Máirtín (Irish), Merten (German), Merton (English), Morten (Scandinavian), Morton (English), Martijn (Dutch), Martinho (Portuguese), Martino (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Martoni (Hungarian). Details of famous persons named Martin: KEY: Pronunciation for Martin: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
