MEANING & HISTORY
What does Martín mean?
Martín is the Spanish form of Latin Martinus. That Roman name was formed from Martis, the grammatical form meaning of Mars, referring to the Roman deity.
The accented í is part of the Spanish spelling and distinguishes its written stress pattern from unaccented Martin in other languages. Saint Martin of Tours helped carry the name through Christian Europe, but his charitable cloak story is not the source of its Latin root. Descriptions such as brave warrior are later interpretations of the deity’s associations rather than additional literal components.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
SpanishEtymology & source
Ultimately from Latin Mārtīnus (literally “of or like Mars”), from Mārs (genitive singular Mārtis) + -īnus. Probably derived from Old French Martin, after Martin of Tours, due to the lack of expected final -o.
a male given name, equivalent to English Martin
Wiktionary: Martín (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Martín
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Martin Nievera
Filipino singer and television personality (born 1962)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Martín Delgado
Filipino military leader (1858–1918)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
4
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Martin Nievera, Martín Delgado
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Martín in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Martín
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Martin♂Related to Mars
- Martine♀Feminine form in the Martin family
- Martiño♂Galician Martin-name form; associated with Mars
- Marvin♂From the surname linked to Merfyn or Mærwine
- Margie♀Familiar form of Margaret; pearl
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Maria♀Latin form of the biblical name Miriam
- María♂♀Spanish form of the biblical name Miriam
What rhymes with Martín?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- BenjamínSpanish · /-in/
- EileenSpanish · /-in/
- FermínSpanish · /-in/
- JacquelineSpanish · /-in/
- JoaquínSpanish · /-in/
- ValentínSpanish · /-in/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Martín further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q18002404 — Martín (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Martin Nievera (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18002404 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Martín Delgado (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18002404 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Martín (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Martín (opens in a new tab)
Onomastic account consulted for this exact name or its explicitly linked name family.
- Behind the Name — Martin (opens in a new tab)
Martinus derived from Martis, genitive of Mars; Spanish Martín relation.