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Martina
Say it: mar-TEE-nah
Meaning
Feminine of Martino (Martin), from Latin Martinus, derived from the god Mars.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Among the top girls' names in Argentina and Uruguay in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1890s
In the United States
- 17,686 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1899, about 1 in 7,300 girls
- 147 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
LatinEarly ChristianItalianSpanishGermanCzechCroatianArgentineAndean
The family of the name
| Italian | Martina |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Martina |
| French | Martine |
| German | Martina |
| Czech | Martina |
| Croatian | Martina |
Famous bearers
- St. Martina, martyr venerated in Rome
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.