MartÍN

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Spanish form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MARTIN   male   English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish
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-).
MARS   male   Roman Mythology
Possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology Mars was the god of war, often equated with the Greek god Ares. This is also the name of the fourth planet in the solar system.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Martinus
BASQUE: Mattin
BULGARIAN: Martin
CATALAN: Martí
CROATIAN: Martin
CZECH: Martin
DANISH: Martin, Morten
DUTCH: Maarten, Marten, Martijn, Martinus
ENGLISH: Martin
FINNISH: Martin, Martti
FRENCH: Martin
GERMAN: Martin, Merten
HUNGARIAN: Martin, Márton
IRISH: Máirtín
ITALIAN: Martino
LITHUANIAN: Martynas
MACEDONIAN: Martin
NORWEGIAN: Martin, Morten
POLISH: Marcin
PORTUGUESE: Martim, Martinho
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Mars
ROMANIAN: Martin
RUSSIAN: Martin
SLOVAK: Martin
SLOVENE: Martin
SWEDISH: Mårten, Martin
UKRAINIAN: Martyn
WELSH: Martyn
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BASQUE: Matxin
CROATIAN: Tin
DUTCH: Tijn
ENGLISH: Martie, Marty
ITALIAN: Tino
SLOVENE: Tine, Tinek
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Martina
CATALAN: Martina
CROATIAN: Ina, Martina, Tina
CZECH: Martina
DUTCH: Ina, Maartje, Martina, Martine, Tina, Tineke
ENGLISH: Ina, Martie, Martina, Tina
FRENCH: Martine
GERMAN: Ina, Martina
ITALIAN: Martina, Tina
LIMBURGISH: Ina
NORWEGIAN: Martine
POLISH: Martyna
SLOVAK: Martina
SLOVENE: Martina, Tina
SPANISH: Martina
SWEDISH: Ina, Martina