Martin name - Meaning of Martin
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Latin
- Pronounced
- MAHR-t ə n (English) , mar-TE N (French) , MAHR-teen (German) , MAHR-tin (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) , MAWR-teen (Hungarian) , mahr-TIN (Bulgarian), MAHR-tən
- Martin Meaning
- 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 (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-). Martin is derived from Martinus, which in Latin means "rendered to Mars". Mars was the Roman god of war, known to the Greeks as god Ares. It is also the fourth planet in the solar system. Martin is a popular masculine given name not only in the United States, but in different spellings all over the world. It functions as a surname as well.
Martin Related Names
Variants: Merten (Low German), Mårten (Swedish), Morten (Norwegian), Morten (Danish), Márton (Hungarian), Martti (Finnish), Marten
Diminutives: Martie, Marty (English), Tine, Tinek (Slovene), Tin (Croatian)
Feminine Forms: Martina (English), Martine (French), Martina (German), Martina (Swedish), Martina (Norwegian), Martina (Danish), Martina (Czech), Martina (Slovak), Martina (Slovene), Martina (Croatian)
Other Languages: Martinus (Ancient Roman), Mattin, Matxin (Basque), Martí (Catalan), Maarten, Marten, Martijn, Tijn (Dutch), Mairtín (Irish), Martino, Tino (Italian), Martynas (Lithuanian), Marcin (Polish), Martim, Martinho (Portuguese), Martín (Spanish), Martyn (Ukrainian), Martyn (Welsh)
Martin Celebrities
Martin Luther King Jr. - Nobel Prize Winner for Peace, Martin Brodeur - hockey player, Martin Lawrence - actor, Martin Sheen - actor, Martin Short - actor, Martin Amis - author, Martin Bibla - football player,
