Boy · Latin
Martinus
Say it: mar-TY-nus
Meaning
Derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
One of the most popular medieval saint's names through St. Martin of Tours (d. 397).
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 29 babies given this name since 1970
- At its height in 1982, about 1 in 259,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
LatinEarly ChristianFrenchGermanEnglishSpanishItalianPolishHungarian
The family of the name
| English | Martin |
|---|---|
| Italian | Martino |
| Spanish | Martín |
| French | Martin |
| Polish | Marcin |
| Hungarian | Márton |
Famous bearers
- St. Martin of Tours
- Martin Luther, Protestant reformer
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- 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.